Verse of the Day
Hebrews 12:14 NIV
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Translations of Today's Verse
King James Version
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.English Standard Version
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.The Message
Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God.New King James Version
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.New Living Translation
Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.Hebrews 12:14 In-Context
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
13 "Make level paths for your feet,"
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
This Week's Daily Bible Verses
Sunday, August 16
John 13:34-35
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
Read all of John 13 NIVSaturday, August 15
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Read all of 2 Timothy 1 NIVFriday, August 14
Psalm 145:18-19
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
Read all of Psalm 145 NIVThursday, August 13
Acts 5:38-39
"Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."
Read all of Acts 5 NIVWednesday, August 12
Matthew 7:7
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Read all of Matthew 7 NIVTuesday, August 11
Romans 2:5-6
But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God "will give to each person according to what he has done."
Read all of Romans 2 NIVMonday, August 10
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Read all of Hebrews 13 NIVBrowse Daily Bible Verses
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Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Hebrews 12:12-17
(Read Hebrews 12:12-17)
A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his spiritual race and course. Faith and patience enable believers to follow peace and holiness, as a man follows his calling constantly, diligently, and with pleasure. Peace with men, of all sects and parties, will be favourable to our pursuit of holiness. But peace and holiness go together; there can be not right peace without holiness. Where persons fail of having the true grace of God, corruption will prevail and break forth; beware lest any unmortified lust in the heart, which seems to be dead, should spring up, to trouble and disturb the whole body. Falling away from Christ is the fruit of preferring the delights of the flesh, to the blessing of God, and the heavenly inheritance, as Esau did. But sinners will not always have such mean thoughts of the Divine blessing and inheritance as they now have. It agrees with the profane man's disposition, to desire the blessing, yet to despise the means whereby the blessing is to be gained. But God will neither sever the means from the blessing, nor join the blessing with the satisfying of man's lusts. God's mercy and blessing were never sought carefully and not obtained.