Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

In Context

13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be turned away, but may be healed instead.

15Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by this many may be defiled,

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, for, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Job 19:26And after my skin, this [body], is destroyed, then outside my flesh I shall see God,

Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 94:15For judgment shall return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!

Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:5-18

The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. ( a. d. 62.) 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: 6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father… Read the whole commentary →

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