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Hebrews 12:15
looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Verse 15. _LOOKING DILIGENTLY_] επισκοπουντες. _Looking about_, _over_, and _upon_; being constantly on your guard. _LEST ANY MAN FAIL OF THE GRACE OF GOD_] Μη τις ὑστερων απο της χαριτος του Θεου·...
LOOKING DILIGENTLY - This phrase implies close attention. It is implied that there are reasons why we should take special care. Those reasons are found in the propensities of our hearts to evil; in th...
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Looking away unto Jesus (Hebrews 12:1)_ 2. The Contradiction of sinners (Hebrews 12:3) 3. Chastened as sons (Hebrews 12:5) 4. Exhortations ...
As the community is to bear up bravely under persecution, so it is to watch carefully over the purity of its own life. There must be no strife or dissension; above all, there must be moral consecratio...
So, then, lift up the slack hands. Strengthen the weak knees. And make straight the paths of your feet so that the bones of the lame may not be completely dislocated but rather may be cured. Make peac...
THE RACE AND THE GOAL (Hebrews 12:1-2)...
LOOKING DILIGENTLY. Greek. _episkopeo._ Only here and 1 Peter 5:2. LEST. Greek. _me_. App-105. ANY. Greek. _tis_. App-123. MAN. one. FAIL. Greek. _hustereo._ Compare Hebrews 4:1;...
_lest any man fail of the grace of God_ Lit. "whether there be any man who is falling short of," or possibly "falling back from the grace of God." We have already noticed that not improbably the write...
ὙΣΤΕΡΩ͂Ν Κ.Τ.Λ. Lit., “_whether there be any man who is falling short of_” or possibly “falling back from the grace of God.” We have already noticed that not improbably the writer has in view some one...
CH. 12. An exhortation to faithful endurance (1–3) and a reminder that our earthly sufferings are due to the fatherly chastisement of God (4–13). The need of earnest watchfulness (14–17). Magnificent...
NEED OF EARNEST WATCHFULNESS...
_RUN WITH ENDURANCE -- HEBREWS 12:4-17:_ Christians must be faithful, even during the worst of suffering. Christ suffered, even unto death. His sufferings are contrasted with the sufferings of the Heb...
ΈΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΫ́ΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΠΙΣΚΟΠΈΩ (G1983) наблюдать, следить. Это внимательное слежение ответственного лица, подобного врачу или надзирателю (Westcott). ΥΣΤΕΡΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_...
DISCOURSE: 2338 THE DANGER OF DESPISING OR DISHONOURING THE GOSPEL Hebrews 12:15. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and th...
LOOKING DILIGENTLY, &C.— "I have been earnestly exhorting you to cultivate holiness in your own hearts and lives; and I must farther press it upon you, that you endeavour to maintain a friendly and br...
_Falling short of the grace of God. Hebrews 12:14-17_ _TEXT_ Hebrews 12:14-17 Hebrews 12:14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see t
A CALL TO EXAMINATION (Hebrews 12:15) We had first thought of giving a brief exposition of this verse at the close of the preceding article. But we felt this would scarcely satisfy some of our more c...
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; LEST ANY MAN FAIL, [ husteron (G5305)] - 'lest any (name...
1 This cloud of "witnesses" consists of those just enumerated, who witness to the life of faith. It has no reference to any who are watching the Hebrews. A witness is one who testifies, and it is the...
THE CONTEST. ENDURANCE, HOLINESS, AND DIVINE COMMUNION PROPOSED TO THE SONS OF GOD Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who now encompass us, we ought to run our race patiently,...
FAIL OF] RV 'fall short of.' ROOT OF BITTERNESS] cp. Deuteronomy 29:18....
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 12 THE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE 12:1-29 JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE 12:1-3 V1 Like a great cloud, there are a lot of *witnesses round us. Let us then...
LEST ANY MAN FAIL. — Rather, _whether any one be falling back from the grace of God._ The defection of one member of the community brings loss and danger to the whole body. The last words of Hebrews 1...
CHAPTER XIV. CONFLICT. "Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with...
The Hebrews are reminded that their sufferings are tokens of God's fatherly love and care....
ἐπισκοποῦντες μή τις ὑστερῶν … “watching” “taking the oversight” (thoroughly scrutinising as in the case of sick persons,” Chrys.) addressed not to the teachers or rulers but to all. The object of thi...
ENDURE CHASTENING; SEEK HOLINESS Hebrews 12:9 If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is administered by our Fath...
After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter of faith." The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four sectio...
AN EXHORTATION TO CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE RACE The writer urged the Hebrews to take strength from knowing God loved them and continue the race. To aid in this, he encouraged them to choose as strai...
(10) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any (f) root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled; (10) We must study to edify one another both in...
_Be wanting to the grace of God, by resisting and abusing his favours, or by falling from the grace of God received. --- Lest any root of bitterness, &c. He means scandalous wicked persons, by whom ot...
(15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; (16) Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person,...
The apostle now resumes his great theme, Christ called a Priest of God for ever after the order of Melchisedec. He alludes, in the beginning of our chapter, to the historical facts of Genesis. We must...
_PROFANITY_ ‘Looking diligently … lest there be any … profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.’ Hebrews 12:15 It seems to us, as we read the old story, to have been...
15._Looking diligently, _or, _taking care, _or, _attentively providing, etc. _(256) By these words he intimates that it is easy to fall away from the grace of God; for it is not without reason that at...
The epistle now enters on the practical exhortations that flow from its doctrinal instruction, with reference to the dangers peculiar to the Hebrew Christians - instruction suited throughout to inspir...
LOOKING DILIGENTLY,.... Acting the part of bishops, or overseers, as the word signifies; and so this exhortation either respects officers of the church of the Hebrews, whose business it was more espec...
From a prescription of necessary duties, the apostle proceedeth to give caution and warning against sundry sins and evils that are contrary unto them, and such as, if admitted, would prove ruinous unt...
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble _you_, and thereby many be defiled; Ver. 15. _Lest any man fail_] Or, fall short, asHebrews...
HEB. 12:15. LOOKING DILIGENTLY LEST ANY MAN FAIL OF THE GRACE OF GOD; LEST ANY ROOT OF BITTERNESS SPRINGING UP TROUBLE (YOU), AND THEREBY MANY BE DEFILED; In the sermon on "The Nature and End of Exc...
_Looking diligently_ With the greatest attention, watchfulness, and care, for yourselves and each other; for Christ hath ordained that the members of the same church or society should mutually watch o...
ANY MAN; that is, as the connection shows, any man who belongs to your Christian community. FAIL OF THE GRACE OF GOD; of his grace which bestows eternal life, by being found at last unholy and unprep...
How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and true responsibility will be willingly assumed, with the confidence...
FAIL: Or, fall from...
12-17 A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his...
OLBGrk; To further their pursuit of peace and holiness, he metaphorically proposeth a caution against what might stop them in it, which he properly specifieth and exemplifieth in Esau, HEBREWS 12:15....
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Sixth These have been perverted from the truth: among them there is the hope of repentance, by which it is possible to live. Corruption, then, has a hope of a kind of re...
Hebrews 12:15 carefully G1983 (G5723) lest G3361 anyone G5100 short G5302 (G5723) of G575 grace G5485 God
‘Looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled.' And this seeking of peace and sanc...
Hebrews 12:15. LOOKING DILIGENTLY. The word is used generally of pastoral oversight, but is here used to enforce mutual watchfulness and discipline; a truth set forth also in chap. Hebrews 10:24; Hebr...
Hebrews 12:12-17. Further exhortations. Hebrews 12:12. WHEREFORE (connecting the practical appeals, as is usual in this Epistle, with the reasoning and imagery of the previous verses) LIFT UP (make st...
LOOKING CAREFULLY (επισκοπουντες). Present active participle of επισκοπεω, to have oversight, in N.T. only here and 1 Peter 5:2. Cf. επισχοπος (bishop).LEST THERE BE ANY MAN (μη τις). Negative pu...
Hebrews 12:14 Peace and Holiness. The two exhortations to follow peace with all men and that holiness without which none can see the Lord comprise the whole Christian life. I. The characteristic fea...
After giving a long list of the heroes of faith, the apostle adds: Hebrews 12:1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and th...
May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this chapter! You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the ancient worshipers and their victories. Imagine that you...
Hebrews 12:1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience th...
The apostle, having deserted the heroes of the faith, represents them as witnesses of the great race which Christians in all ages have to run. All through the chapter he keeps up the idea of the great...
L, 2. _Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race...
CONTENTS: The Father's chastening of believers and its purpose. The difference between living under law and under grace. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Esau, Moses, Abel. CONCLUSION: Christians have a race...
Hebrews 12:1. _Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses._ Confessors and martyrs of the ancient church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course, and...
THAT NO ONE TURNS BACK. The symbolism is a sheep who strays from the flock and has to be brought back. Christians are to work together to keep each other "headed in the right direction." LIKE A BITTER...
HEBREWS—NOTE ON HEBREWS 12:15 ROOT OF BITTERNESS. An echo of Deuteronomy 29:18, which describes one who turns away from God and pursues other gods. Bitterness an
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 12:9. FATHER OF SPIRITS.—See Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16; Zechariah 12:1. “The Creator of
EXPOSITION The exhortation, begun at Hebrews 10:19, but interrupted at Hebrews 11:1. I by the chapter on faith, is now taken up again with increased force from the array of examples that have been add...
Shall we turn now to Hebrews, chapter 12. Wherefore, seeing we are also compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 12:1), What this does not mean is that the Old Testament saints, wh...
1 Corinthians 10:12; 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Corinthians 5:6;...
Looking diligently [ε π ι σ κ ο π ο υ ν τ ε ς]. A. V. gives diligently as the force of ejpi; but ejpi signifies direction rather than intensity. The idea is exercising oversight. Only here and 1 Peter...
Looking diligently, lest any one — If he do not lift up the hands that hang down. Fall from the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness — Of envy, anger, suspicion. Springing up — Destroy the sweet...
Our apostle having declared what our duty is with respect to ourselves, in the the foregoing verses, here acquaints us, how much it is our duty to take care of, and watch over others, to do what in us...