Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 12

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Hebrews 12 . 1 , An exhortation to constant faith , patience , and godliness; Hebrews 12 . 22 , A commendation of the new testament above the old.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Hebrews 12:1 · BSB

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a cloud3 parallels

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let us lay19 parallels

and the sin2 parallels

and let us5 parallels

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Hebrews 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

Looking15 parallels

the author8 parallels

or , the beginner

finisher6 parallels

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endured15 parallels

despising19 parallels

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Hebrews 12:3

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:3 · BSB

consider5 parallels

contradiction39 parallels

lest11 parallels

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Hebrews 12:4

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

Hebrews 12:4 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:5

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

Hebrews 12:5 · BSB

ye have forgotten11 parallels

the exhortation3 parallels

despise10 parallels

nor faint13 parallels

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Hebrews 12:6

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Hebrews 12:6 · BSB

whom14 parallels

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Hebrews 12:7

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Hebrews 12:7 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:8

If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

Hebrews 12:8 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Hebrews 12:9 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:10

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Hebrews 12:10 · BSB

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partakers15 parallels

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after their own pleasure or , as seemed good , or meet , to them

Hebrews 12:11

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:11 · BSB

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nevertheless3 parallels

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exercised4 parallels

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Hebrews 12:12

Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

Hebrews 12:12 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:13

Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Hebrews 12:13 · BSB

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but let3 parallels

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straight or , even

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:14 · BSB

Follow23 parallels

and holiness16 parallels

no man14 parallels

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Hebrews 12:15

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.

Hebrews 12:15 · BSB

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any man3 parallels

fail of1 parallel

or , fall from

any root7 parallels

trouble6 parallels

and thereby12 parallels

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Hebrews 12:16

See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

Hebrews 12:16 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

Hebrews 12:17 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:18

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

Hebrews 12:18 · BSB

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Exodus 19 . 12-19

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Hebrews 12:19

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

Hebrews 12:19 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:20

For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

Hebrews 12:20 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:21

The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

Hebrews 12:21 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:22

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

Hebrews 12:22 · BSB

ye are come15 parallels

the city9 parallels

of the15 parallels

an innumerable6 parallels

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Hebrews 12:23

in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Hebrews 12:23 · BSB

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written or , enrolled

Hebrews 12:24

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 12:24 · BSB

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covenant4 parallels

or , testament

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Hebrews 12:25

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

Hebrews 12:25 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:26

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Hebrews 12:26 · BSB

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Hebrews 12:27

The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.

Hebrews 12:27 · BSB

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are shaken or , may be shaken

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Hebrews 12:28 · BSB

a kingdom12 parallels

have2 parallels

or , hold fast

we may9 parallels

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Hebrews 12:29

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Hebrews 12:29 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

Reciprocal51 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web44 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Hebrews 12:18-21 → Exodus 19:16-22, Hebrews 12:26b → Haggai 2:6, Hebrews 12:5b-6 → Proverbs 3:11-12
Allusions Hebrews 12:12-13 → Isaiah 35:3, Hebrews 12:12-13 → Proverbs 4:26a, Hebrews 12:15 → Deuteronomy 29:17-18, Hebrews 12:16-17 → Genesis 25:29-34, Hebrews 12:2 → Psalms 110:1, Hebrews 12:21 → Deuteronomy 9:19, Hebrews 12:24 → Genesis 4:10, Hebrews 12:24 → Jeremiah 31:31
Echoes Hebrews 12:22-24 → Isaiah 2:2-3, Hebrews 12:24 → Exodus 24:8, Hebrews 12:25 → Exodus 19:5, Hebrews 12:28 → Daniel 7:14, Hebrews 12:5-11 → 2 Samuel 7:14
Trajectories
Aaron (The Great High Priest), Abel (First Martyr), Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ), Day of Atonement (Christ's Atoning Sacrifice), Esau (The Profane Person), Feast of Trumpets (The Final Call), Fire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment), First-Born Redemption (Consecration to God), Golden Calf (Idolatry and Intercession), Hagar and Ishmael (Children of the Flesh), High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session), Melchizedek (Priest Forever), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Pentecost (Outpouring of the Spirit), Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity), Voice of Blood (Blood That Speaks), Sensory Access to God (From Sinai's Veil to Zion's Vision), Messianic Healing Signs (Blind, Lame, Deaf, and Mute Restored)
Longitudinal Themes
Holiness
Chiasms
Shaped Hebrews 12:1–29, Hebrews 12:1–4, Hebrews 12:5–6, Hebrews 8:3–12:29
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