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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/hebrews/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Not yet have you resisted unto blood, struggling against sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet struggled to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />None of you have yet been hurt in your battle against sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You struggle against sin, but your struggles haven't killed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For in your struggle against sin you have not yet had to resist to the point of being killed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed in your struggle against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your struggle against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted so as to endanger your lives;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You did not yet resist to blood—striving with sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Not yet have you resisted unto blood, struggling against sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Not yet unto blood did ye resist -- with the sin striving;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye have not yet resisted until blood, fighting against sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you have not yet resisted unto blood, while striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have not yet come face to face with blood in your striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For you have not yet come as far as to blood in the struggle against sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted to blood, in your contest with sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For you have not yet resisted unto blood, fighting against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />As yet ye have not resisted unto blood, struggling against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />You have not yet resisted unto death, striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted so as to endanger your lives;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending against sin;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>for</i> ye have not resisted unto blood <i>in</i> striving against sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/12-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2515" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/12.htm">God Disciplines His Sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3</span>Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/464.htm" title="464: antagōnizomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To resist, strive against, contend. From anti and agonizomai; to struggle against.">In your struggle</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">against</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartian (N-AFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin,</a> <a href="/greek/3768.htm" title="3768: Oupō (Adv) -- Not yet. From ou and po; not yet."></a> <a href="/greek/478.htm" title="478: antikatestēte (V-AIA-2P) -- To resist, supersede, replace, oppose. From anti and kathistemi; to set down against, i.e. Withstand.">you have not yet resisted</a> <a href="/greek/3360.htm" title="3360: mechris (Prep) -- As far as, until, even to. ">to the point of</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimatos (N-GNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">shedding your blood.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1</a></span><br />Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a></span><br />Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-24.htm">1 Corinthians 9:24-27</a></span><br />Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. / Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. / Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-3.htm">2 Timothy 2:3-5</a></span><br />Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. / A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him. / Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29-30</a></span><br />For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, / since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-11</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-9.htm">1 Peter 5:9</a></span><br />Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a></b></br> Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of <i>our</i> faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Hebrews 10:32-34</a></b></br> But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9</a></b></br> Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-30.htm">Endanger</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Point</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">Resisted</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/colossians/4-12.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Struggle</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-10.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Endanger</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/james/2-10.htm">Point</a> <a href="/james/4-7.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/1_john/4-4.htm">Resisted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-13.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/james/2-1.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">Struggle</a> <a href="/genesis/32-25.htm">Wrestling</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm">An exhortation to constant faith, patience, and godliness by Christ's example</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">A commendation of the new covenant.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The struggle against sin is a common theme throughout the New Testament, emphasizing the need for perseverance and vigilance (<a href="/romans/7-21.htm">Romans 7:21-25</a>). The imagery of a struggle suggests an active, ongoing effort, akin to an athletic contest or military battle, which was a familiar concept in the Greco-Roman world. This struggle is not only personal but also communal, as the early church faced external pressures and internal temptations.<p><b>you have not yet resisted</b><br>The word "resisted" implies a defensive stance, suggesting that believers are called to stand firm against sin. This resistance is not passive but involves active opposition, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm">Ephesians 6:13</a>, where believers are urged to put on the full armor of God. The use of "not yet" indicates that the struggle is ongoing and that there is potential for greater resistance. This phrase encourages believers to continue in their efforts, drawing strength from the example of Christ and other faithful witnesses.<p><b>to the point of shedding your blood</b><br>This phrase highlights the ultimate sacrifice of martyrdom, which some early Christians faced. It serves as a reminder of the cost of discipleship and the example of Jesus, who shed His blood for humanity (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>). The mention of bloodshed connects to the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, where blood was required for atonement (<a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a>). It also points to the persecution faced by early Christians, as seen in the martyrdom of Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54-60</a>) and James (<a href="/acts/12.htm">Acts 12:1-2</a>). This phrase challenges believers to consider the depth of their commitment and willingness to suffer for their faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_audience_of_hebrews.htm">The Audience of Hebrews</a></b><br>The letter is addressed to Jewish Christians who were facing persecution and were tempted to revert to Judaism to avoid suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The ultimate example of resisting sin and enduring suffering, having shed His blood for humanity's redemption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_early_christian_community.htm">The Early Christian Community</a></b><br>They faced various trials and persecutions, serving as a backdrop for the exhortation in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>The adversary against which believers are called to struggle, representing both personal sin and external temptations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a></b><br>The context of suffering and trials that the original audience was experiencing, which is a key theme in the book of Hebrews.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_struggle.htm">Understanding the Struggle</a></b><br>Recognize that the Christian life involves a continuous struggle against sin, requiring vigilance and perseverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Be prepared to endure suffering for the sake of righteousness, following the example of Christ who resisted sin to the point of shedding His blood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_resilience.htm">Spiritual Resilience</a></b><br>Develop spiritual resilience by relying on God's strength and the example of Jesus, who endured the cross.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Engage with the Christian community for encouragement and support in the struggle against sin and persecution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Maintain an eternal perspective, understanding that present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory to be revealed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ravi_zacharias__bio,_beliefs,_apologetics.htm">What are besetting sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_essence_of_the_pilgrim's_progress.htm">What is the essence of The Pilgrim's Progress?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_5_and_hebrews_10_4_align.htm">How do interpreters reconcile Leviticus 5's focus on sacrifices with Hebrews 10:4 declaring it impossible for animal blood to remove sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_bible's_text_still_original.htm">What defines spiritual darkness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Ye have not yet resisted unto blood.</span>--Still the general figure is retained, but for the footrace is substituted the contest of the pugilists. In <a href="/hebrews/12-1.htm" title="Why seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,">Hebrews 12:1</a> sin was the hindrance which must be put aside; here it is the antagonist who must be subdued. It is interesting to note exactly the same transition in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm" title="I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air:">1Corinthians 9:26</a>. (See Note.) The contest has been maintained but feebly, for no blood has flowed in their struggle with temptation and sin; they have not deserted the arena, but have shrunk from the suffering which a determined struggle would have caused. It is possible that the writer goes beyond the figure in these words, and that the price of their resistance might indeed have been their "blood."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye have net yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.</span> Here (as in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm">1 Corinthians 9:26</a>) there is a transition of thought from a race to a combat. Your trials have not yet reached the point of dying in the good fight of faith, as has been the case with some of your brethren before you, who have followed their Leader to the end (cf. <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Hebrews 13:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/12-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">In your struggle</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(antagōnizomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_464.htm">Strong's 464: </a> </span><span class="str2">To resist, strive against, contend. From anti and agonizomai; to struggle against.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sin,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτίαν</span> <span class="translit">(hamartian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have not yet resisted</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀντικατέστητε</span> <span class="translit">(antikatestēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_478.htm">Strong's 478: </a> </span><span class="str2">To resist, supersede, replace, oppose. From anti and kathistemi; to set down against, i.e. Withstand.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the point of</span><br /><span class="grk">μέχρις</span> <span class="translit">(mechris)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3360.htm">Strong's 3360: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, until, even to. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">shedding your blood.</span><br /><span class="grk">αἵματος</span> <span class="translit">(haimatos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/12-4.htm">Hebrews 12:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/12-4.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 12:4 You have not yet resisted to blood (Heb. 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