Hebrews 12:4
Hebrews 12:4-11 The Message (MSG)
In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:4 King James Version (KJV)
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Hebrews 12:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin
Hebrews 12:4 New Century Version (NCV)
You are struggling against sin, but your struggles have not yet caused you to be killed.
Hebrews 12:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin
Hebrews 12:4 New International Version (NIV)
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Hebrews 12:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
Hebrews 12:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You have not yet struggled to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin
Hebrews 12:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.