希伯来书 12

主的管教

1 所以，既然我们有这许多见证人如同云彩围绕着我们，就该卸下各样重担和紧紧缠累的罪，以坚忍的心奔那摆在我们前头的路程， 2 仰望我们信心的创始成终者耶稣，他因那摆在前面的喜乐，轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦难，如今已坐在上帝宝座的右边。 3 你们要仔细想想这位忍受了罪人如此顶撞的耶稣，你们就不致心灰意懒了。

4 你们与罪恶争斗，还没有抵抗到流血的地步。 5 你们又忘了上帝劝你们如同劝儿女的那些话，说： “我儿啊，不可轻看主的管教， 被他责备的时候不可灰心；

6 因为主所爱的，他必管教， 又鞭打他所接纳的每一个孩子。”

7 为了受管教，你们要忍受。上帝待你们如同待儿女。哪有儿女不被父亲管教的呢？ 8 管教原是众儿女共同所领受的；你们若不受管教，就是私生子，不是儿女了。 9 再者，我们曾有肉身之父管教我们，我们尚且敬重他，何况灵性之父，我们岂不更当顺服他而得生命吗？ 10 肉身之父都是短时间随己意管教我们，惟有灵性之父管教我们是要我们得益处，使我们在他的圣洁上有份。 11 凡管教的事，当时不觉得快乐，反觉得痛苦；后来却为那经过锻鍊的人结出平安的果子，就是义的果子。 12 所以，你们要把下垂的手举起来，发酸的腿挺直； 13 要为自己的脚把道路修直了，使瘸了的腿不再脱臼，反而得到痊愈。

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；人非圣洁不能见主。 15 要谨慎，免得有人失去了上帝的恩典；免得有毒根生出来扰乱你们，因而使许多人沾染污秽， 16 免得有人淫乱，或不敬虔如以扫，他因一点点食物把自己长子的名分卖了。 17 后来你们知道，他想要承受父亲的祝福，竟被拒绝，虽然流着泪苦求，却得不着门路使他父亲回心转意。

18 你们不是来到那可触摸的山，那里有火焰、密云、黑暗、暴风、 19 角声，和说话的声音；当时那些听见这声音的，都求不要再向他们说话， 20 因为他们担当不起所命令他们的话，说：“靠近这山的，即使是走兽，也要用石头打死。” 21 所见的景象极其可怕，以致摩西说：“我恐惧战兢。” 22 但是你们是来到锡安山，永生上帝的城，就是天上的耶路撒冷，那里有千千万万的天使， 23 有名字记录在天上众长子的盛会，有审判众人的上帝和成为完全的义人的灵魂， 24 并新约的中保耶稣，以及所洒的血；这血所说的信息比亚伯的血所说的更美。

25 你们总要谨慎，不可拒绝那向你们说话的，因为那些拒绝了在地上警戒他们的，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要像受造之物一样被挪去，使那不被震动的能常存。 28 所以，既然我们得了不能被震动的国度，就要感恩，照着上帝所喜悦的，用虔诚、敬畏的心事奉上帝， 29 因为我们的上帝是吞灭的火。

HEBREWS 12

A Large Crowd of Witnesses

1  t Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. 2 t We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right sidet of God's throne!

3 So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up.
4 None of you have yet been hurtt in your battle against sin.

5 t But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children,
“When the Lord punishes you,
don't make light of it,
and when he corrects you,
don't be discouraged.

6 The Lord corrects the people
he loves
and disciplines those
he calls his own.”
7 Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children? 8 God corrects all his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him.

9 Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us?
10 Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.

11 It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace.
12  t Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking

13 t and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.

Warning against Turning from God

14 Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord. 15 t Make sure no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you. 16 t Watch out for immoral and ungodly people like Esau, who sold his future blessingt for only one meal.

17 t You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried.
18  t You have not come to a place like Mount Sinait that can be seen and touched. There is no flaming fire or dark cloud or storm 19 or trumpet sound. The people of Israel heard a voice speak. But they begged it to stop, 20 t because they could not obey its commands. They were even told to kill any animal that touched the mountain.

21 The sight was so frightening that Moses said he shook with fear.
22 You have now come to Mount Zion and to the heavenly Jerusalem. This is the city of the living God, where thousands and thousands of angels have come to celebrate. 23 Here you will find all of God's dearest children, t whose names are written in heaven. And you will find God himself, who judges everyone. Here also are the spirits of those good people who have been made perfect.

24 t And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.t
25  t Make sure you obey the one who speaks to you. The people did not escape, when they refused to obey the one who spoke to them at Mount Sinai. Do you think you can possibly escape, if you refuse to obey the one who speaks to you from heaven?

26 t When God spoke the first time, his voice shook only the earth. This time he has promised to shake the earth once again, and heaven too.
27 The words “once again” mean that these created things will someday be shaken and removed. Then what cannot be shaken will last. 28 We should be grateful we were given a kingdom that cannot be shaken. And in this kingdom we please God by worshiping him and by showing him great honor and respect. 29 t Our God is like a destructive fire!