12:10. And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification. 12:11. Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice. 12:12. Wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees: 12:13. And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed. 12:14. Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God. 12:15. Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled: 12:16. Lest there be any fornicator or profane person, as Esau who for one mess sold his first birthright. 12:17. For know ye that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place of repentance, although with tears he had sought it. He found, etc... That is, he found no way to bring his father to repent, or change his mind, with relation to his having given the blessing to his younger brother Jacob. 12:18. For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched and a burning fire and a whirlwind and darkness and storm, 12:19. And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, which they that had excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them. 12:20. For they did not endure that which was said: and if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned. 12:21. And so terrible was that which was seen, Moses said: I am frighted, and tremble. 12:22. But you are come to mount Sion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels, 12:23. And to the church of the firstborn who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, 12:24. And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel. 12:25. See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon earth, much more shall not we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven. 12:26. Whose voice then moved the earth; but now he promiseth, saying: Yet once more: and I will move, not only the earth, but heaven also. 12:27. And in that he saith: Yet once more, he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made, that those things may remain which are immoveable. 12:28. Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. 12:29. For our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews Chapter 13 Divers admonitions and exhortations. 13:1. Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.