Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:

Darby Translation

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, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.

15watching lest [there be] any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and many be defiled by it;

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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 has been preserved.

Job 19:26And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see God;

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

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

Psalms 133:1{A Song of degrees. Of David.} Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh 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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