11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
Hebrews 12:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- KJV King James Version
- Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- pursue peace with all, and the separation, apart from which no one will see the LORD,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Do your best to live in peace with everybody, and look for holiness—if you don't have this you won't see the Lord.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἰρήνην | Eirēnēn | peace | G1515 εἰρήνη peace |
| διώκετε | diōkete | Pursue | G1377 διώκω to pursue |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| πάντων | pantōn | everyone | G3956 πᾶς all |
| καὶ | kai | as well as | G2532 καί and |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁγιασμόν | hagiasmon | holiness | G38 ἁγιασμός holiness |
| οὗ | hou | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| χωρὶς | chōris | without | G5565 χωρίς without |
| οὐδεὶς | oudeis | no one | G3762 οὐδείς none |
| ὄψεται | opsetai | will see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κύριον | Kyrion | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 1:15–16
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
- Matthew 5:8–9
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
- Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
- 1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
- Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Romans 14:19
So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.
- Psalm 34:14
Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
- Romans 6:22
But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.
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In context
12 Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
13 and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
15 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 many be defiled by it;
16 lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
Read all of Hebrews 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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