Bible Strands
Hebrews 12:4
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses believers undergoing persecution, urging them to consider Christ’s endurance before introducing a parental discipline metaphor in the following verse.
The words — The Greek ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι (antagōnizomenoi) describes an active contest, while οὔπω (oupō) and μέχρις (mechris) together establish the present boundary of that resistance.
The thread — The text notes ongoing conflict in Hebrews 10:32 and steadfast opposition to Satan in Revelation 2:13, while 1 Corinthians 10:13 frames temptation as a shared human experience bounded by God’s faithfulness.
Why it lands — The text states that the readers’ current endurance is real but has not yet reached martyrdom, requiring them to recognize their struggle as incomplete and prepare for further discipline.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 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.
- Hebrews 10:32 Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
- Revelation 2:13 I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
- Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- 2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
- Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Revelation 6:9 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
- Revelation 18:24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
- Revelation 17:6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.