Hebrews 12:2

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12:2
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What does Hebrews 12:2 mean?

Hebrews 12:2 in the King James Version reads, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Its meaning is best felt by hearing it…

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Fixing Our Eyes on the Author of Our Faith

Hebrews 12:2 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." This powerful verse encapsulates…

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A Prayer for Perseverance and Faith in Christ

O Lord God Almighty, As I come before Your presence today, I reflect on the profound truth contained within the words of Hebrews 12:2, which reminds us to "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross…

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Hebrews 12:2 - "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Hebrews 2:12 - "Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."
Hebrews 12:8
Hebrews 12:12 - "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;"
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 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 8:12 - "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."
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."
"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" - Hebrews 12:12
"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,"
"Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee." - Hebrews 2:12
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?"