Hebrews 12:1 Cross References - Lamsa

¹ THEREFORE, seeing we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us;

²² And you will be hated by everybody because of my name; but he who endures until the end shall live.

³⁷ Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

¹³ But he who has patience to the end, he will be saved.

¹⁴ That which fell among the thistles are those who hear the word, and then choke themselves with worries and riches and worldly covetousness, and bear no fruit. ¹⁵ But that in good soil, these are those who hear the word with pure and good heart, and keep it, and bear fruit with patience.

⁵⁹ He said to another, Follow me; but he said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. ⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead; but you go and preach the kingdom of God. ⁶¹ Another one said to him, I will follow you, my Lord; but permit me first to entrust my household to some one, and then come. ⁶² Jesus said to him, No man who puts his hand on the plough handle, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

¹⁵ And he said to his disciples, Beware of all covetousness, because life does not depend on abundance of wealth.

²⁶ He who comes to me and does not put aside his father, and his mother, and his brothers, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and even his own life, he cannot be a disciple to me. ²⁷ And he who does not take up his cross and follow me, cannot be a disciple to me. ²⁸ For which of you, who wishes to build a tower, does not at first sit down and consider its cost, to see if he has enough to finish it? ²⁹ Lest after he has laid the foundation, he is not able to finish it, and all who see it will mock him, ³⁰ Saying, This man began to build, but he was not able to finish. ³¹ Or which king, who goes to war to fight against a king equal to him, would not at first reason, whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² And if not, while he is far away from him, sends envoys and seeks peace. ³³ So every man of you, who would not leave all his possessions, cannot be a disciple to me.

²⁸ For I have five brothers; let him go and testify to them, so that they may not also come to this place of torment.

²² When Jesus heard it, he said to him, You lack one thing; go, sell everything you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me. ²³ But when he heard these things, he felt sad, because he was very rich. ²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he felt sad, he said, How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a rope to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

³⁴ But take heed to yourselves, that your hearts may not become heavy by extravagance, and drunkenness, and worries of this world, and that day come suddenly upon you.

³² And he testifies of what he has seen and heard, and yet no man accepts his testimony.

³⁹ A great many Samaritans of that city believed in him, because of the word of that woman, who testified, He told me everything which I have done.

⁴⁴ For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet is not honored in his own city.

⁷ To those who continue patiently in good works seeking glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.

³ And not only so, but we also glory in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation perfects patience in us; ⁴ And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵ And hope causes no one to be ashamed; because the love of God is poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

²⁴ For we live in hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for if we see it, why should we yet hope? ²⁵ But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we wait for it in patience.

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.

¹¹ Know this also, that now is the time and the hour that we should awake from our sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. ¹² The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us walk decently, as in the daylight; not in clamor and drunkenness, not in the practice of immorality, not in envy and strife. ¹⁴ But clothe yourselves with our LORD Jesus Christ, and take no heed for the lusts of the flesh.

²⁴ Do you not know that the runners in a race, all run, but only one is victorious? So you must run, that you may obtain victory. ²⁵ And every man who battles in the contest, frees his mind from every thing else. And yet they run to win a garland which is perishable; but we to win one which is everlasting. ²⁶ I therefore so run, not for something that is uncertain; and I so fight, not as one who beats the air: ²⁷ But I conquer and subdue my body so that, by no chance, when I have preached to others, will I despise myself.

¹ HAVING therefore these promises, my beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and let us serve in holiness in the fear of God.

⁷ You were progressing well; who confused you that you should not obey the truth?

²² That you lay aside all your former practices, that is to say, the old man which is degenerated with deceitful lusts; ²³ And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; ²⁴ And that you put on the new man, who is created by God in righteousness and true holiness.

¹⁶ For you are to them the light of life; for my pride and glory in the day of Christ, for I have not run in vain nor labored in vain.

¹⁰ So that through this righteousness I may know Jesus and the power of his resurrection, and be a partaker of his sufferings, even to a death like his; ¹¹ That I may by any means attain the resurrection from the dead. ¹² Not as though I had already attained or were already perfect; but I am striving, that I may reach that for which Jesus Christ appointed me. ¹³ My brethren, I do not consider that I have reached the goal; but this one thing I do know, forgetting those things which are behind me, I strive for those things which are before me, ¹⁴ I press toward the goal to receive the prize of victory of GodÆs highest calling through Jesus Christ.

⁵ Mortify therefore your earthly members: immorality, uncleanness, intemperate desires, evil lusts, and covetousness, for these are idolatry; ⁶ And it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. ⁷ In the past you also lived among these things, and you were perverted by them. ⁸ But now put off from you all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, foul conversation.

⁹ For those who desire to be rich, fall into temptations, and snares, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in degeneration and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evil: and there are some men who have coveted it and have thereby erred from the faith, they have brought to themselves many sorrows.

⁴ No man can be a soldier, and also entangle himself with the things of this life; if he would please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.

⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept my faith:

¹⁵ And so he was patient, and obtained the promise.

³⁵ Do not lose, therefore, the confidence that you have, for it has a great reward. ³⁶ For you have need of patience in order that you may do the will of God and receive the promise. ³⁷ For the time is all too short, and he who is to come will come, and will not delay. ³⁸ But the righteous shall live by my faith: and if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. ³⁹ But we do not belong to those who draw back to perdition, but to the faith which restores our soul.

² And in this way it became a testimonial of the elders. ³ For it is through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen came to be from those which are not seen. ⁴ It was by faith, Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice to God than Cain, and because of this, he received a testimonial that he was righteous, and God testified to his offering: therefore, even though he is dead, he speaks. ⁵ By faith Enoch departed and did not taste death, and he was not found, because God transferred him: but before he took him away, there was a testimonial about him, that he pleased God. ⁶ Without faith, man cannot please God: for he who comes near to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. ⁷ By faith Noah, when he was warned concerning the things not seen, became fearful and he made an ark to save his household, and by it he condemned the world and he became heir of righteousness which is by faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, when he was called to depart for the land which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he became a sojourner in the land which was promised him as in a strange country, and he dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: ¹⁰ For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. ¹¹ Through faith also Sarah who was barren, received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she was sure that he who had promised her was faithful. ¹² Therefore, there sprang from one who was as good as dead, as many as the stars of the sky in number, and as the sand which is on the sea shore innumerable. ¹³ These all died in faith not having received the promised land, but they saw it from afar off, and rejoiced in it; and they acknowledged that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth. ¹⁴ For they who speak so, declare plainly that they seek a country for themselves. ¹⁵ And if they had a desire for that very country from which they went out, they had time to return to it again. ¹⁶ But now it is evident, that they desire a better city, that city which is in heaven: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he has prepared for them a city. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac: he lifted upon the altar his only begotten son, even that very one who had been received in the promise. ¹⁸ Of whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seed be called: ¹⁹ And he reasoned in himself, It is possible for God even to raise the dead, and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable. ²⁰ By faith in the things to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau. ²¹ By faith Jacob, when be was dying, blessed both of the sons of Joseph, and he worshipped, leaning upon the head of his staff. ²² By faith Joseph, when he died made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. ²³ By faith the parents of Moses, hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that the infant boy was fair; and they were not afraid of the KingÆs commandment. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he came to manhood, refused to be called the son of PhaÆraohÆs daughter. ²⁵ Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short while. ²⁶ And he reasoned that the reproach of Christ was greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked forward to be paid the reward. ²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; and he survived after he had seen God, who is invisible. ²⁸ Through faith he instituted the passover, and sprinkled the blood, lest he who destroyed the first-born should touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land: but in it the Egyptians were drowned when they made the attempt. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were being encompassed seven days. ³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who were disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace. ³² And what more shall I say? for time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of JephÆtha-e, and of David also, and Samuel, and of the rest of the prophets: ³³ Who through faith conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, ³⁴ Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, and became valiant in battle, and routed the camps of enemies; ³⁵ Restored to women their sons, raised from the dead: while others died through tortures, not hoping for deliverance; that they might have a better resurrection: ³⁶ Others endured mockings and scourgings, still others were delivered to bonds and imprisonment: ³⁷ Others were stoned, others were sawn apart, others died by the edge of the sword: others wandered about, wearing sheep skins and goat skins; destitute, afflicted and tormented; ³⁸ Of whom the world was not worthy: they wandered as though lost in the desert, and in mountains, and in dens and in caves of the earth.

³ For you know that the trial of faith will increase your patience.

⁷ But you, my brethren, be patient, until the coming of the LORD, just as the husbandman waits for the precious crops of his field, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain. ⁸ You be patient also: strengthen your hearts: for the coming of our LORD is at hand. ⁹ Complain not one against another, my brethren, lest you be condemned: for behold judgment is at hand. ¹⁰ My brethren, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the LORD, for an example of patience in your suffering. ¹¹ Behold, we count them happy who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen what the LORD did for him at the end; for the LORD is very merciful and compassionate.

¹ THEREFORE lay aside all malice and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and evil accusations,

² That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

¹² By Sil-vaÆnus, a faithful brother, I have written you these things briefly according to my opinion, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein you stand.

⁶ And to knowledge, self-control; and to selfcontrol, patience; and to patience; godliness;

¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the body, and the covetousness of the eyes, and the pride of material things; does not come from the Father, but is of the world.

⁹ I, John, your brother, and companion in suffering, and in the hope of Jesus Christ, was in the island which is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon earth.

¹⁰ He who leads into captivity, shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword, must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.