Hebrews 12:14

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

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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 roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

15Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.

Job 19:26And ... without my flesh I will see God;

Psalms 34:14\34:13\Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

Psalms 94:15But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

Psalms 133:1A Song of the going up. Of David. See how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to be living together in harmony!

Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters 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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