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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
make	ποιεῖτε poieite	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
straight	ὀρθὰς orthas	G3717	right (as rising) · adjective — accusative plural feminine
paths	τροχιὰς trochias	G5163	a track (as a wheel-rut) · noun — accusative plural feminine
for	ποσὶν posin	G4228	a "foot" (figuratively or literally) · noun — dative plural masculine
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
feet	πούς poús	G4228	a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
lest	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
lame	χωλὸν chōlon	G5560	"halt" · adjective — nominative singular neuter
way	ἐκτραπῇ, ektrapēa	G1624	to deflect · verb — second aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
it	ἰαθῇ iathēa	G2390	to cure (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
rather	μᾶλλον. mallon	G3123	(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather · adverb
healed	ἰάομαι iáomai	G2390	to cure (literally or figuratively)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Proverbs 4:26-27 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest…
Isaiah 35:3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Isaiah 35:6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the d…
Isaiah 40:3-4 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availet…
Jude 1:22-23 And of some have compassion, making a difference:
Jeremiah 31:8-9 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the wo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their Christian course. I. From the gentle and moderate degree and measure of their sufferings: You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin, Heb 12:4. Observe, 1. He owns that they had suffered much, they had been striving to an agony against sin. Here, (1.) The cause of the conflict was sin, and to be engaged against sin is to fight in a good cause, for sin is the worst enemy both to God and man. Our spiritual warfare is both honourable and necessary; for we are only defending ourselve…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:13

Quoted from Pro 4:26, Septuagint, "Make straight paths for thy feet." straight--that is, leading by a straight road to joy and grace (Heb 12:1-2, Heb 12:15). Cease to "halt" between Judaism and Christianity [BENGEL]. paths--literally, "wheel tracks." Let your walk be so firm and so unanimous in the right direction that a plain track and "highway" may be thereby established for those who accompany and follow you, to perceive and walk in (Isa 35:8) [ALFORD]. that which is lame--those "weak in the faith" (Rom 14:1), having still Judaizing prejudices. be turned out of the way-- (Pro 4:27); and, so missing the way, lose the prize of "the race" (Heb 12:1). rather he healed--Proper exerci…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:13

Make straight paths for your feet - That is, Take the straight path that is before you, do not go in crooked or rough ways, where are stones, briers, and thorns, by which you will be inevitably lamed, and so totally prevented from proceeding in the way; whereas, if you go in the even, proper path, though you have been wounded by getting into a wrong way, that which was wounded will be healed by moderate, equal exercise, all impediments being removed. The application of all this to a correct, holy deportment in religious life, is both natural and easy.

Dictionary and topics

Feet, The · To be refrained from evil — To be refrained from evil
Lameness · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Perseverance · 1:10,22,23;2:7; — 1:10,22,23;2:7;
Straight · 3:3; — 3:3;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 12:13

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:13

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:13

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 12:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 12:13

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 12:13

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hebrews 12:13

John Calvin on Hebrews 12:12-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 12:12-13