Hebrews 12:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: ”

Hebrews 12:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Follow peace with all men - Do not give indulgence to those passions which lead to litigations, strifes, wars; see the notes on Romans 14:19 . The connection here requires us to understand this...
Hebrews 12:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(9) Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (9) We must live in peace and holiness with all men.
Hebrews 12:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

As the community is to bear up bravely under persecution, so it is to watch carefully over the purity of its own life. There must be no strife or dissension; above all, there must be moral consecrati...
Hebrews 12:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Follow . Pursue. The force of the Greek dioko is seen in Philippians 1:3 ; Philippians 1:14 (press toward). with . Greek. meta . App-104. holiness . Greek. hagiasmos. See Romans 6:19 ....
Hebrews 12:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. Follow peace, etc. Men are so born that they all seem to shun peace; for all study their own interest, seek their own ways, and care not to accommodate themselves to the ways of other...
Hebrews 12:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2337 THE NECESSITY OF HOLINESS Hebrews 12:14 . Follow.…holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord . THE Gospel, while it brings us into a state of reconciliation with God, enj...
Hebrews 12:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Follow peace with all men - Cultivate, as far as you possibly can, a good understanding, both with Jews and Gentile...
Hebrews 12:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 12:14 .— The sacred writer now proceeds to exhort the Hebrew Christians to the exerciseofuniversalpeacewith believing Gentiles, as well as with the believing Jews, and to the practice of...
Hebrews 12:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Follow peace with all - with the brethren especially ( Romans 14:19 ), that so the "lame" among them be not "...
Hebrews 12:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Contest. Endurance, Holiness, and Divine Communion proposed to the Sons of God Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who now encompass us, we ought to run our race patien...
Hebrews 12:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Follow peace. — More clearly (as our word “follow” is somewhat ambiguous), follow after peace. There is a manifest allusion to Psalms 34:14 (quoted also in 1 Peter 3:11 ). This charge is gener...
Hebrews 12:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV. CONFLICT. "Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run...
Hebrews 12:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Endure Chastening; Seek Holiness Hebrews 12:9-17 If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a punishment. Chastening it may be, but not the penalty of sin. It is administered by...
Hebrews 12:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter of faith." The final appeals of the Epistle fall into four secti...
Hebrews 12:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I wish the Reader to look at this verse by itself, as so much perversion hath been made of it, that it demands this...
Hebrews 12:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

HOLINESS OF LIFE ‘Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.’ Hebrews 12:14 Our subject is holiness; personal holiness which shows itself in the daily...
Hebrews 12:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Follow peace with all men ,.... That are in a natural and domestic relation to one another, being of the same family; and that are in a civil and political one, being of the same nation, city, or so...
Hebrews 12:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Ver. 14. Follow peace ] Gr. pursue it, though it flee from you. I am for peace (saith David), but when I speak...
Hebrews 12:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wherefore Since afflictions are so beneficial; lift up the hands Whether your own or your brethren's; which hang down Unable to continue the combat; shake off discouragement, sloth, and indolen...
Hebrews 12:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and true responsibility will be willingly assumed, with the confidence...
Hebrews 12:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. A. D. 62. ...
Hebrews 12:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Here begins the second head of counsel in this chapter. That seeing the gospel church Officer, the great Reconciler of sinners to, and Sanctifier of them for, God, was fully revealed to them...
Hebrews 12:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Follow after (‘pursue') peace with all, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord.' Some see this as meaning ‘all men' as in Romans 12:18 , but the context rather suggests it...
Hebrews 12:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 12:9 . Father of spirits. —See Numbers 16:22 ; Numbers 27:16 ; Zechariah 12:1 . “The Creator of all spirits, who is the Giver of life to all, who knows t...
Hebrews 12:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 The Peaceful Temper. There are many particular duties in which Christianity and worldly wisdom meet, both recommending the same course. One of these is the duty mentioned in the tex...
Hebrews 12:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this chapter! You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the ancient worshipers and their victories. Imagine that you...
Hebrews 12:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 12:1 . Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Confessors and martyrs of the ancient church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course,...
Hebrews 12:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Follow peace. ., and holiness The winnowing fan I. TWO THINGS TO BE FOLLOWED. We are to follow peace and holiness; the two are consistent with each other and may be followed together. Peace is...
Hebrews 12:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The exhortation, begun at Hebrews 10:19 , but interrupted at Hebrews 11:1-58 . I by the chapter on faith, is now taken up again with increased force from the array of examples that...
Hebrews 12:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord,
Hebrews 12:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:10 ; 1 Corinthians 13:12 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 John 3:3 ; 1 Peter 1:15 ; 1 Peter 1:16 ; 1 Peter 3:11 ; 1 Peter 3:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:7 ; 1 Thessalonian...
Hebrews 12:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Follow peace with all men — This second branch of the exhortation concerns our neighbours; the third, God. And holiness — The not following after all holiness, is the direct way to fall into sin of...

Hebrews 12:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hebrews 12:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Hebrews 12:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hebrews 12:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 12:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 12:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 12:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hebrews 12:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hebrews 12:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hebrews 12:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 12:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes