希伯来书 12

专一注视耶稣

1 所以，我们既然有这么多的见证人，像云彩围绕着我们，就应该脱下各样的拖累，和容易缠住我们的罪，以坚忍的心奔跑那摆在我们面前的赛程；2 专一注视耶稣，就是那位信心的创造者和完成者。他因为那摆在面前的喜乐，就忍受了十字架，轻看了羞辱，现在就坐在 神宝座的右边。3 这位忍受罪人那样顶撞的耶稣，你们要仔细思想，免得疲倦灰心。
主必管教他所爱的4 你们与罪恶斗争，还没有对抗到流血的地步；5 你们又忘记了那劝你们好像劝儿子的话，说：
“我儿！你不可轻看主的管教，
受责备的时候也不要灰心；6 因为主所爱的，他必管教，
他又鞭打所收纳的每一个儿子。”7 为了接受管教，你们要忍受，因为 神待你们好像待儿子一样；哪有儿子不受父亲管教的呢？8 作儿子的都受过管教。如果你们没有受管教，就是私生子，不是儿子了。9 还有，肉身的父亲管教我们，我们尚且敬重他们；何况那万灵的父，我们不是更要顺服他而得生吗？10 肉身的父亲照着自己的意思管教我们，只有短暂的日子；唯有 神管教我们，是为着我们的好处，使我们在他的圣洁上有分。11 但是一切管教，在当时似乎不觉得快乐，反觉得痛苦；后来却为那些经过这种操练的人，结出平安的果子来，就是义。
把下垂的手发软的腿挺起来12 所以，你们要把下垂的手和发软的腿挺直起来；13 也要把你们所走的道路修直，使瘸子不至于扭脚，反而得到复原。14 你们要竭力寻求与众人和睦，并且要竭力追求圣洁。如果没有圣洁，谁也不能见主。15 你们要小心，免得有人失去了 神的恩典；免得有苦根长起来缠绕你们，因而污染了许多人；16 又免得有人成为淫乱的和贪恋世俗的，好像以扫一样，为了一点点食物，竟把自己长子的名分出卖了。17 你们知道，后来以扫想要承受祝福，却被拒绝了；他虽然带着眼泪寻求，还是没有反悔的余地。
不可违背那警戒人的 神18 你们不是来到那座摸得着的山。那里有烈火、密云、幽暗、暴风、19 号筒的响声和说话的声音；那些听见这声音的人，都请求 神不要再向他们多说话；20 因为他们担当不起那命令：“就是走兽挨近这山，也要用石头把牠打死。”21 当时，显出的景象是那么可怕，连摩西也说：“我非常恐惧战兢。”22 你们却是来到锡安山和永活的 神的城，就是天上的耶路撒冷；在那里有千万的天使聚集，23 有名字登记在天上众长子的教会，有审判众人的 神，有被成全的义人的灵魂，24 有新约的中保耶稣，还有他所洒的血。这血所传的信息比亚伯的血所传的更美。25 你们要谨慎，不要弃绝那位说话的，因为从前的人弃绝了那位在地上警戒他们的，尚且不能逃罪；何况现在我们背弃那位从天上警戒我们的呢？26 当时他的声音震动了地；现在他却应许说：“下一次，我不但要震动地，还要震动天。”27 “下一次”这句话，是表明那些被震动的，要像被造之物那样被除去，好使那些不能震动的可以留存，28 因此，我们既然领受了不能震动的国，就应该感恩，照着 神所喜悦的，用虔诚敬畏的心事奉他；29 因为我们的 神是烈火。

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