Hebrews

Hebrews 12:14–15

¹⁴Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. ¹⁵See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness^f springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Footnotes

f 12:15 See Deuteronomy 29:18|DEU 29:18

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Hebrews 12:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pursue	διώκετε	diōkete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
peace	Εἰρήνην	Eirēnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1515 peace, peace of mind
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
everyone	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
as well as	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
holiness	ἁγιασμόν	hagiasmon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G38 sanctification, holiness
without	χωρὶς	chōris	Preposition	G5565 apart from, without
which	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
no one	οὐδεὶς	oudeis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
will see	ὄψεται	opsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριον	Kyrion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

Hebrews 12:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
See to it that	ἐπισκοποῦντες	episkopountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1983 I exercise oversight, care for
no	μή	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
falls short	ὑστερῶν	hysterōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5302 I am lacking, fall short, suffer need
of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
grace	χάριτος	charitos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
that no	μή	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
root	ῥίζα	rhiza	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4491 a root, that which comes from the root
of bitterness	πικρίας	pikrias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4088 bitterness
springs	φύουσα	phyousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5453 I grow, grow up
up	ἄνω	anō	Adverb	G507 up, above, things above, heaven
to cause trouble	ἐνοχλῇ	enochlē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1776 I disturb, cause tumult
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
defile	μιανθῶσιν	mianthōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3392 I stain, pollute, defile
many	πολλοί	polloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often

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Hebrews 12:14 2 Corinthians 7:1 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · Matthew 5:8–9 · 1 Peter 3:11 · Romans 12:18 · Proverbs 16:7 · Romans 14:19 · Psalm 34:14 · Romans 6:22 · 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · 3 John 1:11

Hebrews 12:15 Hebrews 3:12 · Deuteronomy 29:18 · Galatians 5:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · 2 John 1:8 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · 2 Peter 3:14 · Jeremiah 2:21 · 1 Corinthians 5:6 · Hebrews 4:1 · Proverbs 4:23 · 2 Corinthians 13:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.