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

General references

Hebrews 12:4

Bible References

Looking

Think about the one who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you may not become tired and give up.

so the Messiah was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people. And he will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly wait for him.

I'll wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I'll put my trust in him.

"How terrible it will be for those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the chariot, because there are so many, and in charioteers, because they are so strong but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or seek the LORD!

Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me.

I will pour out on the house of David and on the residents of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and of supplications, and they will look to me the one whom they pierced.'"

The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

This is my Father's will: That everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day."

Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day, and he saw it and was glad."

Our citizenship, however, is in heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

The victor's crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.

as we wait for the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

What existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we observed and touched with our own hands this is the Word of life!

Remain in God's love as you look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, which brings eternal life.

The author

It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering as part of his plan to glorify many children,

With tears flowing, the child's father at once cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief!"

Then the apostles told the Lord, "Give us more faith!"

God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:

Finisher

since the Law made nothing perfect, and a better hope is presented, by which we approach God.

For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Therefore, you don't lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus the Messiah to be revealed.

I am convinced of this, that the one who began a good action among you will bring it to completion by the Day of the Messiah Jesus.

Endured

For this reason, the Scriptures say, when the Messiah was about to come into the world: "You did not want sacrifices and offerings, but you prepared a body for me.

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

He kept repeating, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."

"Now my soul is in turmoil, and what should I say "Father, save me from this hour'? No! It was for this very reason that I came to this hour.

and reconciling both groups to God in one body through the cross, on which he eliminated the hostility.

Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.

He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good deeds.

"He himself bore our sins" in his body on the tree, so that we might die to those sins and live righteously. "By his wounds you have been healed."

For the Messiah also suffered for sins once for all, an innocent person for the guilty, so that he could bring you to God. He was put to death in a mortal body but was brought to life by the Spirit,

Despising

At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way.

Still others endured taunts and floggings, and even chains and imprisonment.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

Truly you know my reproach, shame, and disgrace. All my enemies are known to you.

"This is what my Lord says the LORD your Redeemer, O Israel, and his Holy One to one despised by people, to those abhorred as a nation, to the servant of rulers: "Kings see and arise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, the one who has chosen you."

I gave my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not turn away my face from insults and spitting.

"He was despised and rejected by others, and a man of sorrows, intimately familiar with suffering; and like one from whom people hide their faces; and we despised him and did not value him.

Then they spit in his face and hit him. Some slapped him,

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

He told them, "Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully?

Even Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. He put a magnificent robe on Jesus and sent him back to Pilate.

They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.

When he was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten. It was his habit to commit the matter to the one who judges fairly.

If you are insulted because of the name of the Messiah, you are blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God is resting on you.

And is

He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty

Now the main point in what we are saying is this: we do have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven

A declaration from the LORD to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."

who has gone to heaven and is at the right hand of God, where angels, authorities, and powers have been made subject to him.

General references

A glorious throne exalted from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

"A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master.

Some of them began to spit on him. They blindfolded him and kept hitting him with their fists and telling him, "Prophesy!" Even the servants took him and slapped him around.

Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you.

There they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side of him with Jesus in the middle.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.