Hebrews 12:14
12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
16 See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- KJV
- Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- WEB
- Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- ASV
- Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
- DARBY
- Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
- BLB
- Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord,
- ÅB
- Jag etter fred med alle og etter helliggjørelse; for uten helliggjørelse skal ingen se Herren.
- OTB
- Søk fred med alle mennesker, og etterstreb den hellighet uten hvilken ingen vil se Herren.
- B1930
- Jag efter fred med alle og efter helliggjørelse; for uten helliggjørelse skal ingen se Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Read in context1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
Read in contextMatthew 5:8–9
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Read in context1 Peter 3:11
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Read in contextRomans 12:18
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
Read in contextProverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
Read in contextRomans 14:19
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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