11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 12:2
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.
Hebrews 12:2 in 11 translations
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- looking to the Author and Perfecter of the faith—Jesus, who, for the joy set before Him, endured a cross, having despised shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- We should keep on looking to Jesus, the one who begins and completes our trust in God. Because of the joy ahead of him Jesus endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
- 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured [the] cross, having despised [the] shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Looking to 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀφορῶντες | aphorōntes | Let us fix our eyes | G872 ἀφοράω to consider |
| εἰς | eis | on | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| τῆς | tēs | of [our] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πίστεως | pisteōs | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| ἀρχηγὸν | archēgon | author | G747 ἀρχηγός founder |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τελειωτὴν | teleiōtēn | perfecter | G5051 τελειωτής finisher |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἀντὶ | anti | for | G473 ἀντί for |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| προκειμένης | prokeimenēs | set before | G4295 πρόκειμαι to set before |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| χαρᾶς | charas | joy | G5479 χαρά joy |
| ὑπέμεινεν | hypemeinen | endured | G5278 ὑπομένω to remain/endure |
| σταυρὸν | stauron | [the] cross | G4716 σταυρός cross |
| αἰσχύνης | aischynēs | [its] shame | G152 αἰσχύνη shame |
| καταφρονήσας | kataphronēsas | scorning | G2706 καταφρονέω to despise |
| ἐν | en | at | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | [the] right hand | G1188 δεξιός right |
| τε | te | and | G5037 τε and/both |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| κεκάθικεν | kekathiken | sat down | G2523 καθίζω to seat |
Related verses
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- 1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- 1 Peter 2:23–24
Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
- Hebrews 1:3
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- Philippians 1:6
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 5:2
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
- Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.
- Philippians 2:8–11
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, …
- John 6:40
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- Titus 2:13–14
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
2 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.
3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
4 You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;
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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