Hebrews 12:2

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Hebrews 12:2

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Summary

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Looking

The author

Acts 2:8

Finisher

Endured

Despising

And is

Hebrews 1:3

Hebrews 8:1

1 Peter 3:22

General references

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

Looking

For consider him who has endured so great a contradiction of sinners against himself, in order that you may not become weary, fainting in your souls.

so also Christ, having once been offered up to bear away the sins of many, will appear the second time apart from sin unto salvation to those expecting him.

On the following day he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one seeing the Son, and believing on Him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day.

Abraham, our father, rejoiced that he might see my day; he saw it, and was glad.

For our citizenship is in the heavens; whence we are indeed looking for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

finally there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: not only to me, but to all those who with divine love, do love his appearing.

looking for the blessed hope even the appearing of the glory of our great God and our Saviour Christ Jesus;

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of the life;

keep yourselves in the divine love of God, receiving the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

The author

For it became him, on account of whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in leading many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering.

And immediately the father of the child crying out with tears, continued to say, I believe; assist thou my unbelief.

And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.

Him hath God exalted at His own right hand, a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

And how do we hear each one in our own dialect in which we were born,

Finisher

for the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh unto God.

For by one offering he has forever perfected the sanctified.

so that you are deficient in no spiritual gift; awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

having confidence as to this same thing, that the one having begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Jesus Christ:

Endured

Therefore, coming into the world, he says; Sacrifice an offering thou willest not, but thou hast perfected for me a body:

And from this time Jesus began to show to His disciples, that it behooves Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and the chief priest and the scribes, and to be killed, and rise the third day.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,

And when they mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And He said, Father, Father, all things are possible to thee; take this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Now my soul is troubled; and what do I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on this account I came to this hour.

and that he may reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity on in.

and walk about in divine love, as Christ also loved you, and gave himself for you, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet savor.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

who himself has borne our sins in his own body on the wood, in order that we, being made free from sins, may live unto righteousness: by whose stripe you are healed.

Because Christ indeed once died for our sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but quickened in spirit:

Despising

both indeed in reproaches and tribulations being exposed as a theater, and having become the companions of those being thus exercised.

and others received the trial of scourgings and mockings, and still of bonds and imprisonment:

They spat in His face, and buffeted Him: and they slapped Him,

Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band.

He responding said to them, Elijah indeed having first come, restores all things: and how has it been written in reference to the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, and be set at naught?

But Herod along with his soldiers having indeed treated Him with contempt, and mocked Him, putting on Him a scarlet robe, sent Him back to Pilate.

Then they departed from the face of the sanhedrim, rejoicing indeed, because they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of his name.

who, being reviled, reviled not again; suffering, he threatened not, but gave up to the one judging righteously:

If you suffer reproach in the name of Christ, happy are you, because the spirit of the glory and the spirit of God rest on you.

And is

who being the brightness of his glory, and the character of his person, and holding up all things by the word of his power, having made purgation of the sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

But in addition to the things which having been spoken this is the principal thing: We have such a high priest, who sat on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

who is on the right hand of God, having gone up into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being subordinated unto him.

General references

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

And certain ones began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and say to Him, Prophesy: and the officers received Him with blows.

OMITTED TEXT

And two malefactors were also led away with Him, to be executed.

If the world hates you, know that it first hated me.

They crucified Him there, and two others with Him, on this side and on that side, and Jesus in the midst.

For you have not yet resisted unto blood, fighting against sin;