Hebrews 12:2

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Hebrews 12:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Consider then attentively him that endured from sinners such opposition against himself, that ye be not wearied out, fainting in your souls.

so Christ having been once offered in sacrifice to bear the sins of men, will appear the second time without sin, to those who expect him, for their salvation.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,

And this is the will of him that sent me, That every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life eternal: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Your father Abraham exulted for joy that he should see this day of mine: and saw it, and rejoiced.

But our conversation is in heaven as its citizens, from whence also we are expecting the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: yet not to me only, but also to all who have loved his appearing.

expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life;

preserve yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

The author

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to perfect the Author of their salvation by sufferings.

And immediately the father of the child said with tears, I believe, Lord! help my unbelief!

And the disciples said unto the Lord, increase our faith.

Him hath God exalted at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

And how do we hear every man in our own peculiar dialect, in which from our birth we were brought up?

Finisher

For the law led to no perfection, but was an introduction to a better hope, by which we draw nigh unto God.

For by one oblation he hath made those perfect for ever who are sanctified.

so that ye have not been deficient in any gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Endured

Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, "Sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen, but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me:

From that time Jesus began to shew his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and of the chief-priests, and of the scribes, and be put to death, and the third day rise again.

Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

And when they had insulted him, they took off from him the cloak, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

and might reconcile them both in one body to God by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby;

and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell.

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 bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead unto sins, might live unto righteousness; "by whose stripes, [even] his, ye were healed."

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in the flesh, but raised to life by the Spirit:

Despising

partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.

and others had trials of mockeries and whippings, yea and farther of chains and imprisonment:

Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him about; and some slapt his face with their hands,

Thereupon the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus away to the Praetorium, gathered around him the whole band:

Then he answering said unto them, Elias indeed cometh first, and will reform all things; and how speaks the scripture of the Son of man? That he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.

Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.

Then they went rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrim, that for his name's sake, they had been counted worthy to suffer this injurious treatment.

who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified.

And is

who being the splendour of his glory, and the very impress of his substance, and upholding all things with his powerful word, by himself having effected the cleansing of our sins, he sat down at the right hand of Majesty on high;

NOW the summary of the things spoken is this: we have such an high-priest, who hath taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens;

who is at the right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and dominations and powers being put in subjection under him.

General references

The disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor the servant above his master.

And some began to spit upon him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the servants slapped him on the face with their hands.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors."

Now there were two other persons, malefactors, led out with him to be executed.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before you.

where they crucified him, and two others with him, on this side and on that, and in the midst Jesus.

As yet ye have not resisted unto blood, struggling against sin.