希伯来书 12
主的管教
1 我们既有这许多的见证人，如同云彩围着我们，就当放下各样的重担，脱去容易缠累我们的罪，存心忍耐，奔那摆在我们前头的路程，2 仰望为我们信心创始成终的耶稣t*。他因那摆在前面的喜乐，就轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架 的苦难，便坐在上帝宝座的右边。
3 那忍受罪人这样顶撞的，你们要思想，免得疲倦灰心。
4 你们与罪恶相争，还没有抵挡到流血的地步。5 你们又忘了那劝你们如同劝儿子的话，说：
我儿，你不可轻看主的管教，
被他责备的时候也不可灰心；6 因为主所爱的，他必管教，
又鞭打凡所收纳的儿子。7 你们所忍受的，是上帝管教你们，待你们如同待儿子。焉有儿子不被父亲管教的呢？8 管教原是众子所共受的。你们若不受管教，就是私子，不是儿子了。9 再者，我们曾有生身的父管教我们，我们尚且敬重他，何况万灵的父，我们岂不更当顺服他得生吗？10 生身的父都是暂随己意管教我们；惟有万灵的父管教我们，是要我们得益处，使我们在他的圣洁上有分。
11 凡管教的事，当时不觉得快乐，反觉得愁苦；后来却为那经练过的人结出平安的果子，就是义。
12 所以，你们要把下垂的手、发酸的腿挺起来；
13 也要为自己的脚，把道路修直了，使瘸子不致歪脚t*，反得痊愈。
警告弃绝上帝恩典的人
14 你们要追求与众人和睦，并要追求圣洁；非圣洁没有人能见主。15 又要谨慎，恐怕有人失了上帝的恩；恐怕有毒根生出来扰乱你们，因此叫众人沾染污秽；16 恐怕有淫乱的，有贪恋世俗如 以扫的，他因一点食物把自己长子的名分卖了。
17 后来想要承受父所祝的福，竟被弃绝，虽然号哭切求，却得不着门路使他 父亲的心意回转。这是你们知道的。
18 你们原不是来到那能摸的山；此山有火焰、密云、黑暗、暴风、19 角声与说话的声音。那些听见这声音的，都求不要再向他们说话；20 因为他们当不起所命他们的话，说：「靠近这山的，即便是走兽，也要用石头打死。」21 所见的极其可怕，甚至 摩西说：「我甚是恐惧战兢。」22 你们乃是来到 锡安山，永生上帝的城邑，就是天上的 耶路撒冷。那里有千万的天使，23 有名录在天上诸长子之会所共聚的总会，有审判众人的上帝和被成全之义人的灵魂，
24 并新约的中保耶稣，以及所洒的血；这血所说的比 亚伯的血所说的更美。
25 你们总要谨慎，不可弃绝那向你们说话的。因为，那些弃绝在地上警戒他们的尚且不能逃罪，何况我们违背那从天上警戒我们的呢？26 当时他的声音震动了地，但如今他应许说：「再一次我不单要震动地，还要震动天。」27 这再一次的话，是指明被震动的，就是受造之物都要挪去，使那不被震动的常存。28 所以我们既得了不能震动的国，就当感恩，照上帝所喜悦的，用虔诚、敬畏的心事奉上帝。29 因为我们的上帝乃是烈火。
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