Hebrews 12:12

“Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;”

"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" - Hebrews 12:12
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What does Hebrews 12:12 mean?

Hebrews 12:12 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees." This verse is part of a larger passage in the Book of Hebrews that discusses the discipline and endurance of God's children in the face of…

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Strengthened in Our Weakness: A Devotional on Hebrews 12:12

Hebrews 12:12 states, "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" This verse is nestled within the Apostle Paul's exhortation to Christian perseverance, embedded in a broader context that encourages believers to endure hardship and remain faithful to…

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Prayer for Strength and Restoration from Hebrews 12:12

Heavenly Father, In Your holy presence, I come before You with a heart yearning for strength and renewal. As I meditate on the words of Hebrews 12:12, "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" I find solace in the command that calls to my weary spirit…

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Hebrews 12:12 - "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;"
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Hebrews 12:29 - "For our God is a consuming fire."
Hebrews 7:12 - "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."
Hebrews 8:12 - "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."
Hebrews 12:21 - "And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)"
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
"For our God [is] a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 12:6 - "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
Hebrews 6:12 - "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 12:14 - "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Hebrews 12:24 - "And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."
Hebrews 12:16 - "Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright."
Hebrews 3:12 - "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God."
Hebrews 12:18 - "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,"
Hebrews 10:12 - "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;"
Hebrews 12:13 - "And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed."
Hebrews 12:22 - "But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,"
Hebrews 12:19 - "And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:"
Hebrews 12:7 - "If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"
Hebrews 12:3 - "For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."
Hebrews 13:12 - "Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate."
Hebrews 12:23 - "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
Hebrews 2:12 - "Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."