Hebrews 12:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 12:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἀφορῶντες
aphoráō
G872
to fix eyes on
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
πίστεως
pístis
G4102
faith
ἀρχηγὸν
archēgós
G747
leader
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τελειωτὴν
teleiōtḗs
G5051
perfecter
Ἰησοῦν
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ἀντὶ
antí
G473
against
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
προκειμένης
prókeimai
G4295
to lie before
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
χαρᾶς
chará
G5479
joy
ὑπέμεινεν
hypoménō
G5278
to endure
σταυρὸν
staurós
G4716
cross
αἰσχύνης
aischýnē
G152
shame
καταφρονήσας
kataphronéō
G2706
to despise
ἐν
en
G1722
in
δεξιᾷ
dexiós
G1188
right
τε
té
G5037
and
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θρόνου
thrónos
G2362
throne
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
κεκάθικεν
kathízō
G2523
to settle
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
looking away to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of the faith, who, for the joy that is placed before him, endured a cross, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).