Hebrews 12:2

Worrell

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

For consider Him Who hath endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye become weary, fainting in your souls.

so also Christ, having once for all been offered to bear the sins of many, will, to those who are eagerly waiting for Him; appear a second time apart from sin, unto salvation.

On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, "Behold, the Lamb of God Who taketh away the sin of the world!

For this is the will of My Father, that every one who beholds the Son, and believes on Him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

Abraham, your father, rejoiced to see My day; and he saw it, and was glad."

For our citizenship is in Heaven, whence also we are waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will recompense to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those who have loved His appearing.

looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we gazed upon, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life

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

The author

For it was becoming Him, on Whose account are all things, and through Whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to perfect, through suffering, the Captain of their salvation.

Straight-way the father of the child, crying out, said, "I believe; help Thou my unbelief!"

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

This One God exalted as a Prince and Savior, with His right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

And how do we hear, each in our own language in which we were born;

Finisher

(for the law perfected nothing), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

For by one offering He hath perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

so that ye fall short in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

having become persuaded of this very thing, that He Who began in you a good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ;

Endured

Wherefore, coming into the world, He saith, "Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not wish, but a body didst Thou prepare for Me;

From that time began Jesus to show to His disciples, that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and high-priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised up.

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the high-priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death;

and, when they mocked Him, they took off the robe from Him, and put on His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt."

Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour. But for this cause came I to this hour.

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

and walk in love, as Christ also loved you, and delivered Himself up for you, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet smell.

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

Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by Whose bruise ye were healed.

because Christ also suffered for sins once, a Righteous One in behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,

Despising

partly, indeed, when ye were made a spectacle both with reproaches and tribulations; and partly, when ye became partakers with those who were so used;

And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment:

Then did they spit in His face, and buffet Him. And others smote Him,

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

And He said to them, "Elijah, indeed, comes first, and restores all things; and how it has been written concerning the Son of Man, that He should suffer many things, and be set at naught;

And Herod with his soldiers, having set Him at naught, and having mocked Him, having thrown over Him a gorgeous robe, sent Him back to Pilate.

They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

Who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, was not threatening, but committed Himself to Him Who judgeth righteously;

If ye are reproached in Christ's name, happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and that of God rests upon you.

And is

Who, being an effulgence of His glory and an exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Now as a main point to the things being spoken, we have such a High Priest, Who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

General references

"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and to say to Him, "Prophesy;" and the officers received Him with blows of their hands.

OMITTED TEXT.

And there were being led two others also, malefactors, with Him to be put to death.

If the world hates you, ye know that it has hated Me before it hated you.

where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on each side, and Jesus in the midst.

Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending against sin;