Hebrews 12:3

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. FOR - justifying his exhortation, "Looking unto Jesus." CONSIDER, [ analogisasthe (G357)] - by comparison with yourselves. CONTRADICTION - unbelief: every kind of opposition (Acts 28:19). SINNERS. Sin assails us. Not sin, but sinners, contradicted Christ (Bengel). BE WEARIED AND FAINT, [ kameete (G2577) ... ekluomenoi (G1590)] - 'lest ye weary fainting,' etc. Compare...

3._For consider him, etc. _He enforces his exhortation by comparing Christ with us; for if the Son of God, whom it behaves all to adore, willingly underwent such severe conflicts, who of us should dare to refuse to submit with him to the same? For this one thought alone ought to be sufficient to conquer all temptations, that is, when we know that we are companions or associates of the Son of God, and that he, who was so far above us, willingly came down to our condition, in order that he might animate us by his own example; yea, it is thus that we gather courage, which would otherwise melt away, and turn as it were into despair....

1-11 The persevering obedience of faith in Christ, was the race set before the Hebrews, wherein they must either win the crown of glory, or have everlasting misery for their portion; and it is set before us. By the sin that does so easily beset us, understand that sin to which we are most prone, or to which we are most exposed, from habit, age, or circumstances. This is a most important exhortation; for while a man's darling sin, be it what it will, remains unsubdued, it will hinder him from running the Christian race, as it takes from him every motive for running, and gives power to every discouragement. When weary and faint in their minds, let them recollect that the holy Jesus suffered, to save them from eternal misery. By stedfastly looking to Jesus, their thoughts would strengthen holy affections, and keep under their carnal desires. Let us then frequently consider him. What are ou...

Verse Hebrews 12:3. _FOR CONSIDER HIM_] Αναλογισασθε - ἱνα μη καμητε, ταις ψυχαις - εκλυμενοι· Attentively observe and analyze every part of his conduct, enter into his spirit, examine his motives and object, and remember that, as he acted, ye are called to act; he will furnish you with the same Spirit, and will support you with the same strength. He bore a continual opposition of sinners against himself; but he conquered by meekness, patience, and perseverance: he has left you an example that ye should follow his steps. If ye trust in him, ye shall receive strength; therefore, howsoever great your opposition may be, ye shall not _be weary_: if ye confide in and attentively look to him, ye shall have continual _courage_ to go on, and never _faint_ in your minds. Here is a continued allusion to the contenders in the Grecian games, who, when exhausted

FOR CONSIDER HIM - Attentively reflect on his example that you may be able to bear your trials in a proper manner. THAT ENDURED SUCH CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS - Such opposition. The reference is to the Jews of the time of the Saviour, who opposed his plans, perverted his sayings, and ridiculed his claims. Yet, regardless of their opposition, he persevered in the course which he had marked out, and went patiently forward in the execution of his plans. The idea is, that we are to pursue the path of duty and follow the dictates of conscience, let the world say what they will about it. In doing this we cannot find a better example than the Saviour. No opposition of sinners ever turned him from the way which he regarded as right; no ridicule ever caused him to abandon any of his plans; no argument, or expression of scorn, ever caused him for a moment to deviate from his course....

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 adduced to support it. Observable in the Greek is the fine roll of the majestic and well-ordered phrases with which this chapter begins, as if the writer had felt the dignity of his subject, and the commanding power with which he can now approach it. Even the initiatory word τοιγαροῦν,_ _rather than the usual ὅθεν,_ _or οὖν, or διό,_ adds _to the effect. HEBREWS 12:1 WHEREFORE LET US TOO ("we also," in the A.V.,_ is _wrongly placed

FOR CONSIDER HIM,.... In the greatness of his person, as God, the Son of God, the heir of all things; and in his offices of prophet, priest, and King, as the Saviour of lost sinners, the Leader and Commander of the people, as the apostle and high priest of our profession: consider him in his human nature, his conversation on earth, and what he did and suffered for men; how that in his nature he was pure and holy, in his conversation harmless and innocent, in his deportment meek and lowly; who went about doing good to the souls of men, and at last suffered and died, and is now glorified: consider the analogy between him and us, and how great is the disproportion; and therefore if he was ill treated, no wonder we should consider him under all his reproaches and sufferings: THAT ENDURED SUCH CONTRADICTION OF SINNERS AGAINST HIMSELF; against his person, they denying his deity, and speaking...

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,_ Or «entangle us.» Hebrews 12:1. _And let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 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. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds._ The Lord does not wish his people's hands to hang down, and their knees to become weak, so in this passage, as in many others, he administers gracious remedies. Among the rest, he bids us consider

CONSIDER Consider well, that is, weigh so as to judge its value. SINNERS SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...

HEBREWS 12:3 eivj e`auto,n {C} Although external evidence strongly favors either eivj e`autou,j (a* Dgr* syrp Ephraem) or eivj auvtou,j (î13, 46 ab Yc 048 33 1739* Origen _al_), the difficulty of making sense of the plural led a majority of the Committee to prefer the singular number, choosing eivj e`auto,n as the least inadequately supported reading (A P 104 326 1241 John-Damascus). Several versions handle the passage freely, itd reading _in vobis_ and copsa arm omitting the phrase entirely. [The plural is the qualitatively best su...