Hebrews 12:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 12:4

2 looking unto Jesus, the¹ author and finisher of our faith, ^awho for the joy that was set before Him ^bendured the cross, despising the shame, and ^chas sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Discipline of God

3 ^aFor consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, ^blest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.

4 ^aYou have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
^a“My son, do not despise the¹ chastening of the Lord,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

6 For ^awhom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”

7 ^aIf¹ you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what ^bson is there whom a father does not chasten?

8 But if you are without chastening, ^aof which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to ^athe Father of spirits and live?

10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, ^athat we may be partakers of His holiness.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 12:4

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American Standard Version
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

Amplified® Bible
You have not yet struggled {and} fought agonizingly against sin, {nor} have you yet resisted {and} withstood to the point of pouring out your [own] blood.

Contemporary English Version
None of you have yet been hurt in your battle against sin.

Darby English Version
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.

Good News Bible
For in your struggle against sin you have not yet had to resist to the point of being killed.

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

King James Version
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

New American Standard Bible
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

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

New King James Version
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

Young's Literal Translation
Not yet unto blood did ye resist -- with the sin striving;

New English Translation
You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed¹ in your struggle against sin.

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