'Therefore, since1we7are surrounded by6so great4a cloud8of witnesses,9let usalso2lay aside11every12weight,10and13sin16which clings so closely,15andlet us run19with17endurance18the20race23that is set before21us,22 looking1to2Jesus,9the3founder6and7perfecter8of [our] faith,5who10for11the12joy15that was set before13him14endured16the cross,17despising19the shame,18and22is seated27at20the right hand21of the23throne24of God.26 Consider1him3who endured5from6sinners78such4hostility11against9himself,10so that12you may14not13grow weary14orfainthearted.1618 In yourstruggle8against5sin7you have4not yet1resisted4to2[the point] of [shedding your] blood.3 And1have you forgotten2the3exhortation4that5addresses9you6as7sons?8My11son,10donot12regard lightly13the discipline14of the Lord,15nor16be weary17when reproved20by18him.19 For2the Lord4disciplines5the one1he loves,3and7chastises6every8son9whom10he receives.11 It isfor1discipline2thatyou [have to] endure.3God9is treating7you6as4sons.5For11what10son12is therewhom13hisfather16doesnot14discipline?15 If1you are4leftwithout3discipline,5inwhich6all9have participated,78then10you are15illegitimate children11and12not13sons.14 Besides this,1we have had8earthly5fathers7who disciplined9usand10we respected [them].11Shall we16not12much13more15be subject16to the17Father18of spirits20and21live?22 For3they1disciplined11usfor4a short5time6as7it seemed best to9them,10but13he12disciplines usfor14[our] good,16that1718we may share19his22holiness.21 For4the6moment7all1discipline3seems9painful13rather than8pleasant,10but12later14it yields22thepeaceful17fruit16of righteousness23to those18who have been trained21by19it.20 Therefore1lift your9drooping3hands4and5strengthen yourweak7knees,8 and1make4straight3paths2for6your7feet,6so that8what10[is] lame11may12not9be put out of joint12but14rather15be healed.13 Strive2for peace1with3everyone,4and5for the6holiness7without9which8no one10will see11the12Lord.13 See to it1thatno2one3fails4[to obtain]5the6grace7of God;9thatno1011root12of bitterness13springs15up14andcauses trouble,16and17by18it19many21become defiled;20 thatno1one2issexually immoral3or4unholy5like6Esau,7who8sold12his15birthright14for9a single11meal.10 For2you know1that3afterward,5when he desired6to inherit7the8blessing,9he was rejected,10for12he found15no14chance13to repent,11though16he sought19it20with17tears.18 For2you have3not1come3to what may be touched,4a blazing6fire7and8darkness9and10gloom11and12a tempest13 and1the sound3of a trumpet2and4a voice5whose7words6made the hearers9beg10thatno11furthermessages14be spoken12to them.13 For3they could2not1endure2the [order]4that was given,5If even6a beast7touches8the9mountain,10it shall be stoned.11 Indeed,1so2terrifying3was4the5sight6thatMoses7said,8I10tremble12with11fear.9 But1you have come2to Mount4Zion3and5to the city6of the living8God,7theheavenly10Jerusalem,9and11to innumerable12angels13in festal gathering,14 and1to the assembly2of the firstborn3who are enrolled4in5heaven,6and7to God,9the judge8of all,10and11to the spirits12of the righteous13made perfect,14 and1to Jesus,5the mediator4of a new3covenant,2and6to the7sprinkled8blood7that speaks10a better 9wordthan11the bloodAbel.13 See that1you do3not2refuse3him4who is speaking.5For7if6they8did10not9escape10when they refused13him14who warned15themon11earth,12much16[less]17willwe18escape if wereject23him [who warns]20from21heaven.22 At that time7his1voice3shook6the4earth,5but9now8he has promised,10Yet12once [more]13I14will shake15not16only17the18earth19but20also21the22heavens.23 This [phrase],1Yet3once [more],4indicates5the6removal9of things7that are shaken8—that is,10things that have been made —11in order that12the things14that cannot be shaken1516may remain.13 Therefore1let us be5grateful6for receiving4a kingdom2that cannot be shaken,3andthus78let us offer9to God12acceptable10worship,9with13reverence14and15awe,16 for2our5God4isa consuming7fire.6