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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 3:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 3:1216 words
GreekMeaning
βλέπετεblepete
do take heedverbG991
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
μήποτεmēpote
otherwisewordG3379
ἔσταιestai
there will beverbG1510
ἔνen
inprepositionG1722
τινιtini
anypronounG5100
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
καρδίαkardia
a heartnounG2588
πονηρὰponēra
eviladjectiveG4190
ἀπιστίαςapistias
of unbeliefnounG570
ἐνen
intoprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἀποστῆναιapostēnai
falling awayverbG868
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
ζῶντοςzōntos
the livingverbG2198
Greek 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…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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David MensahNote3mo ago
Guard 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. I think...
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Hardened 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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