希伯来书 12

仰望耶稣

1 既然有这么多见证人像云彩一般围绕着我们，我们就要放下一切重担，摆脱容易缠累我们的罪，以坚忍的心奔跑我们前面的赛程，2 定睛仰望为我们的信心创始成终的耶稣。祂为了摆在自己前面的喜乐，就轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架的痛苦，如今已坐在上帝宝座的右边。3 你们要思想忍受罪人如此顶撞的主，免得疲倦灰心。

爱的管教

4 其实你们与罪恶搏斗，还没有抵挡到流血的地步。5 你们难道忘了那像劝勉儿子一样劝勉你们的话吗？圣经上说：“孩子啊，不可轻视主的管教，被祂责备的时候也不要灰心。6 因为主管教祂所爱的人，责罚t祂收纳的儿子。”

7 你们要忍受管教，上帝对待你们如同对待自己的儿子。哪有儿子不受父亲管教的呢？8 做子女的都会受管教，如果没人管教你们，那你们就是私生子，不是儿子。9 再者，我们的生身父亲管教我们，我们尚且敬重他们，何况是万灵之父上帝管教我们，我们岂不更要顺服祂并得到生命吗？10 我们的生身父亲是按自己以为好的标准暂时管教我们，但上帝是为了我们的益处而管教我们，使我们可以在祂的圣洁上有份。11 被管教的滋味绝不好受，当时都很痛苦，但事后那些受过管教的人会收获公义和平安的果子。12 所以，你们要举起下垂的手，挺直发酸的腿，13 修直脚下的路，使瘸腿的人不致扭伤脚，反得痊愈。

切勿违背上帝

14 你们要尽力与大家和睦相处，并要追求圣洁的生活，因为不圣洁的人不能见主。15 你们要谨慎，以免有人失去上帝的恩典，长出苦毒的根扰乱你们，玷污众人。16 要小心，免得有人像以扫那样淫乱、不敬虔。他为了一时的口腹之欲，卖了自己长子的名分。17 你们知道，他后来想要承受父亲对长子的祝福，却遭到拒绝，虽然声泪俱下，终无法使父亲回心转意。

18 你们并非来到那座摸得到、有火焰、乌云、黑暗、狂风、19 号角声和说话声的西奈山，听见这些声音的人都哀求不要再向他们说话了。20 因为他们承担不了所领受的命令：“即便是动物靠近这山，也要用石头打死它！”21 那情景实在可怕，就连摩西也说：“我吓得发抖。”

22 但你们现在来到了锡安山，永活上帝的城邑，天上的耶路撒冷，欢聚着千万天使的地方。23 这里有名字记录在天上的众长子的教会，有审判众人的上帝和已达到纯全的义人的灵魂，24 还有新约的中保耶稣和祂所流的血。这血比亚伯的血发出更美的信息。

25 你们必须谨慎，切勿拒绝对你们说话的上帝。因为以色列人违背了在地上警戒他们的人，尚且逃脱不了惩罚，何况我们违背从天上警戒我们的上帝呢？26 那时上帝的声音震动了大地，但现在祂应许说：“再一次，我不单要震动地，还要震动天。”27 “再一次”这句话是指上帝要挪去可以被震动的受造之物，使不能被震动的可以长存。28 那么，既然我们承受的是一个不能被震动的国度，就要感恩，用虔诚和敬畏的心事奉上帝，讨祂喜悦。29 因为我们的上帝是烈火。

Hebrews 12

The Lord’s Discipline

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,t we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.s3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshedt in your struggle against sin.

5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?
“My son, do not scorntthe Lord’s discipline
or give up when he correctstyou.

6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”s
7 Endure your sufferingt as discipline;t God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?8 But if you do not experience discipline,t something all sonst have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.9 Besides, we have experienced discipline fromt our earthly fatherst and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?ts10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful.t But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousnesst for those trained by it.12 Therefore, strengthentyour listless hands and your weak knees,s

13 and make straight paths for your feet,s so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness,s for without it no one will see the Lord.15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter rootspringing upts and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.16 And see to it that no one becomest an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.s17 For you know thatt later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessingt with tears.18 For you have not come to something that can be touched,t to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering wordst such that those who heard begged to hear no more.t20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”s21 In fact, the scenet was so terrifying that Moses said, “I shudder with fear.”ts22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the cityt of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly23 and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

24 and to Jesus, the mediatort of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel’s does.s
25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”s27 Now this phrase “once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain.28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire.s