KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hebrews 12:2
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
ASV American Standard Version
looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
looking to the author and perfecter of faith—Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him—did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
Surrounding context — 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 the race that is set before us,
2 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.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀφορῶντεςG872 · aphoraōto considerεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithἀρχηγὸνG747 · archēgosfounderκαὶG2532 · kaiandτελειωτὴνG5051 · teleiōtēsfinisherἸησοῦν,G2424 · IēsousJesusὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἀντὶG473 · antiforτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροκειμένηςG4295 · prokeimaito set beforeαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heχαρᾶςG5479 · charajoyὑπέμεινενG5278 · hupomenōto remain/endureσταυρὸνG4716 · stauroscrossαἰσχύνηςG152 · aischunēshameκαταφρονήσας,G2706 · kataphroneōto despiseἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδεξιᾷG1188 · dexiosrightτεG5037 · teand/bothτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθρόνουG2362 · thronosthroneτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodκεκάθικεν.¶G2523 · kathizōto seat
Cross-references
Micah 7:7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:1 Peter 2:23-24Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.Hebrews 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.Titus 2:13-14Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;Philippians 2:8-11And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.Philippians 3:20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else.Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.Jude 1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.Luke 24:26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
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