1 L et us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2 l ooking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured cross, having despised shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 F or consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

4 Y e have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

5 A nd ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not chastening of Lord, nor faint reproved by him;

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

6 f or whom Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7 Y e endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

8 B ut if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

9 M oreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

10 F or they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.

For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

11 B ut no chastening at the time seems to be of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

12 W herefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

13 a nd make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.

and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.

14 P ursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

15 w atching lest any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble, and many be defiled by it;

looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

16 l est any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;

lest there be any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.

17 f or ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.

For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father, though he sought is diligently with tears.

18 F or ye have not come to that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,

For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

19 a nd trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined word being addressed to them any more:

and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;

20 ( for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

21 a nd, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling;)

and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:

22 b ut ye have come to mount Zion; and to city of living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,

but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,

23 t he universal gathering; and to assembly of the firstborn registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to spirits of just made perfect;

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

24 a nd to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.

and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.

25 S ee that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him from heaven:

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:

26 w hose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet once will I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.

whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven.

27 B ut this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

28 W herefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.

Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:

29 F or also our God a consuming fire.

for our God is a consuming fire.