Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.

International Standard Version

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

A Conservative Version

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord.

An Understandable Version

Actively seek to live in peace with all people. And be dedicated to God, because no one will see God without this.

Anderson New Testament

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;

Bible in Basic English

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Common New Testament

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Daniel Mace New Testament

seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Darby Translation

Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Try to be at peace with everyone, and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Follow peace with all, and consecration, without which none shall see the Lord:

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.

Moffatt New Testament

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

Montgomery New Testament

Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

NET Bible

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord;

Sawyer New Testament

Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord,

The Emphasized Bible

Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness, - without which no one shall see the Lord:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Earnestly seek peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Try earnestly to live at peace with every one, and to attain to that purity without which no one will see the Lord.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord.

Williams New Testament

Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Pursue peace with all, and the holiness without which no one shall see the Lord;

Worsley New Testament

Follow peace with all men; and holiness, without which none shall see the Lord:

Youngs Literal Translation

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

εἰρήνη 
Eirene 
Usage: 71

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

men, and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

G38
ἁγιασμός 
Hagiasmos 
Usage: 10

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

no man
οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι 
Optanomai 
Usage: 41

Devotionals

Devotionals about Hebrews 12:14

Devotionals containing Hebrews 12:14

Images Hebrews 12:14

Prayers for Hebrews 12:14

Context Readings

A Serious Warning Against Refusing God

13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed. 14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 15 Take care [that] no one falls short of the grace of God; [that] no one growing up [like] a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

Cross References

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue {what promotes peace} and {what edifies one another}.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore [since we] have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.

Romans 6:22

But now, having been set free from sin and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit [leading] to sanctification, and its end [is] eternal life.

Job 19:26

And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,

Isaiah 51:1

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, who seek Yahweh. Look to [the] rock [from which] you were hewn, and to [the] excavation of [the] pit [from which] you were quarried.

Matthew 5:8-9

Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Mark 9:50

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

Romans 12:18

If [it is] possible on your [part], be at peace with all people.

Ephesians 5:5

For this you know {for certain}, that every sexually immoral [person], or unclean [person], or greedy [person] (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God did not call us to impurity, but in holiness.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined [us] for a few days according to what seemed [appropriate] to them, but he [does so] for our benefit, in order that [we] can have a share in his holiness.

1 Peter 1:15-16

but as the one who called you [is] holy, [you] yourselves be holy in all [your] conduct,

1 Peter 3:11

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Revelation 22:3-4

And there will not be any curse [any] longer, and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his slaves will serve him,

Genesis 13:7-9

And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Genesis 32:30

Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [which means] "I have seen God face to face and my life was spared."

Job 33:26

He prays to God, then he accepts him, and he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he repays to the human being his righteousness.

Psalm 34:14

Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 38:20

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

Psalm 94:15

For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart [will follow] after it.

Psalm 120:6

Too long my soul has had its dwelling near [one who] hates peace.

Psalm 133:1

Look, how good and how pleasant [it is] [when] brothers dwell together in unity.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

Proverbs 16:7

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

Proverbs 17:14

[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

Isaiah 11:6-9

And a wolf shall {stay} with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together {as a small boy leads} them.

Luke 1:75

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a mirror {indirectly}, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore "come out from their midst and be separate," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean, and I will welcome you,

Galatians 3:21

Therefore [is] the law opposed to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, certainly righteousness would have been from the law.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Ephesians 4:1-8

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to live in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called:

Philippians 3:12

Not that I have already received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

so that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,

1 Peter 3:13

And who [is] the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?

2 Peter 3:11

[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

1 John 3:2-3

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Revelation 21:24-27

And the nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

Revelation 22:11-15

The one who does evil, let him do evil still, and the defiled, let him be defiled still, and the righteous, let him practice righteousness still, and the holy, let him be holy still."

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