Hebrews 12:15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 12:15

To further their pursuit of peace and holiness, he metaphorically proposeth a caution against what might stop them in it, which he properly specifieth and exemplifieth in Esau, Hebrews 12:15-17. Looking diligently: επισκοπουντες notes a very strict and severe inspecting themselves; its primitive, σκοπειν, signifieth such a looking to a thing, as those who, in shooting, aim at the mark; and the preposition adds intention to the action, signifying a most earnest care in Christians over... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Hebrews 12:9-17

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESHebrews 12:9. Father of spirits.—See Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16; Zechariah 12:1. “The Creator of all spirits, who is the Giver of life to all, who knows the spirit which He has made, and can discipline it by chastening.”Hebrews 12:12. Lift up the hands.—Lit. “straighten out the relaxed hands and the palsied knees” (Isaiah 35:3).Hebrews 12:15. Root of bitterness.—See Deuteronomy 29:18.Hebrews 12:16. Fornicator.—The Scriptures do not thus describe Esau. Farrar... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:14-18

Hebrews 12:14-18 Peace and Holiness. The two exhortations to follow peace with all men and that holiness without which none can see the Lord comprise the whole Christian life. I. The characteristic feature of the Church ought to be the spirit of peace. Christians are faithful to God, and to His truth; their testimony is against sin and unbelief in the world, against hypocrisy and unfaithfulness in the Church; but as love is their life element, so peace is their characteristic. If God's peace is... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Hebrews 12:15-17

DISCOURSE: 2338THE DANGER OF DESPISING OR DISHONOURING THE GOSPELHebrews 12:15-17. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:1-29

Shall we turn now to Hebrews, chapter 12.Wherefore, seeing we are also compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses ( Hebrews 12:1 ),What this does not mean is that the Old Testament saints, which are spoken of in chapter 11, are sitting there in heaven watching the activities on the earth. It doesn't mean that they are just watching us to see how we are going to react and respond and we've got this big gallery up here of Old Testament saints. It does mean that their life of faith and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:1-29

Hebrews 12:1 . Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Confessors and martyrs of the ancient church are here supposed to be the spectators of our course, and we are here called upon to follow these veterans of the faith. Their number is such that they are said to be a cloud, like the assembled multitudes seen on special occasions to witness some extraordinary spectacle. Nor is it the celestial host only that are interested in this contest; we are... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Hebrews 12:15-17

Hebrews 12:15-17Lest any man fail of the grace of GodAre you a failure?The wish to succeed is natural. It is seen in a little child, who will sometimes shed tears if he happen to lose the race which he runs with other children. The desire not only to do well, but to excel is the prevailing aspiration with all sane men and women. But the best men always feel as if they came short of the excellence they desire. One of the most eminent and beloved bishops of the Church of England had a book which... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hebrews 12:15

15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby many be defiled; Ver. 15. Lest any man fail ] Or, fall short, asHebrews 4:1; Hebrews 4:1 ; see the note there. Short shooting loseth many a game. He that in a race lieth down ere he come to the goal, gets not the garland. Perseverance crowns all our virtues. But it is an easy thing to fall a napping with the foolish virgins (yea, the wise also slumbered), which will... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hebrews 12:15

Looking: Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 3:12, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 4:11, Hebrews 6:11, Hebrews 10:23-Habakkuk :, Deuteronomy 4:9, Proverbs 4:23, 1 Corinthians 9:24-Daniel :, 1 Corinthians 10:12, 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2 Corinthians 13:5, 2 Peter 1:10, 2 Peter 3:11, 2 Peter 3:14, 2 John 1:8, Jude 1:20, Jude 1:21 any man: Luke 22:32, 1 Corinthians 13:8, Galatians 5:4 fail of: or, fall from, Galatians 5:4 any root: Hebrews 3:12, Deuteronomy 29:18, Deuteronomy 32:32, Isaiah 5:4, Isaiah 5:7,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hebrews 12:15

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;Looking diligently, lest any one — If he do not lift up the hands that hang down.Fall from the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness — Of envy, anger, suspicion.Springing up — Destroy the sweet peace; lest any, not following after holiness, fall into fornication or profaneness. In general, any corruption, either in doctrine or practice, is a root of... read more