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, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance 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.

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has 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 who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. A Father’s Discipline

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

You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your 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 you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “ My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by Him;

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

For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.”

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 discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

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

But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children 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 earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to 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 disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share 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 discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

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

Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,

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, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.

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

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will 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;

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

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

that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

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 you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears. Contrast of Sinai and Zion

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 you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

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 to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to 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 bear the command, “ If even a beast touches the mountain, it will be stoned.”

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

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “ I am full of fear and trembling.”

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

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads 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 the righteous 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 sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel. The Unshaken Kingdom

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 to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns 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.

And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “ Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, 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.

This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be 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.

Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

29 F or also our God a consuming fire.

for our God is a consuming fire.