Hebrews 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”
Hebrews 3:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 3:1216 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:12
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.” For from hardness unbelief arises: and as in bodies, the parts that have become callous and hard do not yield to the hands of the physicians, so also souls that are hardened yield not to the word of God. For it is probable besides that some even disbelieved as though the things which had been done were not true. Therefore he says, “Take heed lest there be in any of…
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David MensahNote3mo agoGuard Against Unbelief
The author warns the Hebrews about developing unbelieving hearts - not about losing faith, but about the heart condition that makes faith impossible. I've been wrestling with what that means.
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Alice MorganNote3mo agoHardened Hearts Develop Gradually
I'm a pastor of an aging congregation, and I've watched people gradually drift away from faith not through one dramatic rebellion but through a series of small resistances. Paul warns about hardened h...
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