Hebrews 12:12
“Wherefore lift vp the handes which hang downe, and the feeble knees.”
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Hebrews 12:12 Context
10For they verily for a fewe dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure, but hee for our profit, that we might bee partakers of his holinesse. 11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby. 12Wherefore lift vp the handes which hang downe, and the feeble knees. 13And make straight paths for your feete, lest that which is lame bee turned out of the way, but let it rather bee healed. 14Followe peace with all men, and holinesse, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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Other Translations for Hebrews 12:12
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
- King James Version
Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;
- American Standard Version (1901)
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
- Basic English Bible
Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
- Darby Bible
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
- Webster's Bible
Therefore strengthen the drooping hands and paralysed knees,
- Weymouth Bible
Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
- World English Bible
For whiche thing reise ye slowe hondis,
- Wycliffe Bible
Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 12:12
12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands - Whether your own or your brethren's. That hang down - Unable to continue the combat. And the feeble knees - Unable to continue the race. #Isa 35:3|.
People's Bible Notes for Hebrews 12:12
Heb 12:12 Lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees. See Job 4:3 Isa 35:3 Eze 7:17. The thought is, shake off all weariness, all lameness, and push right on.