Hebrews 12:2

MNT

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

Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.

so also the Christ, after being once for all offered to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who wait for him for salvation.

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.

"For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day."

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

But commonwealth is in heaven; and it is from heaven also that we are anxiously awaiting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

While we look for the blessed hope and epiphany of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

It is of what has existed from the beginning, of what we have listened to, of what we have seen with our own eyes, of what we have witnessed and touched with our own heads, it is concerning the Logos of Life that we are now writing.

must keep yourselves in the love of God, while waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, which ends in life eternal.

The author

For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

The boy's father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief."

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

"Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.

"Then how is it that each one of us hears them speak his own mother tongue?

Finisher

(for the Law brought nothing to perfection); and there is the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to God;

For by one single offering he has perfected forever those whom he is sanctifying.

so that you lack no divine gift, while you are waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Of this I am fully persuaded, that He who has begun a good work in you will go on completing it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Endured

It is for this reason that the Christ, on coming into the world, declared. Sacrifice and offerings thou dost not desire, But a body didst thou prepare for me;

After this Jesus the Christ began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and chief priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised again.

"Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death,

At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

"Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible with thee. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what thou wilt."

Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.

Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity.

and to lead lives of love, just as Christ also loved you and gave himself up for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for you, an offering and sacrifice unto God, for "an odor of sweetness."

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a people zealous of good works."

He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

because Christ also once for all suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but make alive in spirit.

Despising

partly by being made a public spectacle in reproaches and afflictions, and partly by sharing the fortunes of those that were so used.

Others again bore trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, even of chains and imprisonment.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried.

Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered all the battalion together.

"Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?

Then Herod and his soldiers set him at naught, and mocked him, and throwing about him a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.

So they left Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been deemed worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of the Name;

He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.

If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you.

And is

He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.

The pith of all that we have been saying is this; we do have such a High Priest; and he has taken his seat on the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens,

He is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; to Him angels and authorities and powers have been made subject.

General references

"A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his masters.

Then they all condemn him to be worthy of death. Some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him while striking him and saying, "Prophesy." The officers, too, received him into custody with blows.

OMITTED TEXT.

And there were led out with him to be executed, two criminals also.

"do not forget that it hated me first.

There they crucified him; and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

Not yet have you resisted unto blood in your fight against sin;