Hebrews 12:2

The Passion Translation

We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. His example is this: Because his heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be his, he endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God!

Cross References

Psalm 110:1

Yahweh said to my Lord, the Messiah: “Sit with me as enthroned ruler while I subdue your every enemy. They will bow low before you as I make them a footstool for your feet.”

Psalm 138:8

You keep every promise you’ve ever made to me! Since your love for me is constant and endless, I ask you, Lord, to finish every good thing that you’ve begun in me!

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who run down to Egypt for help, trusting in the might of their multitude of cavalry, chariots, and riders. Their confident trust is not in the Holy One of Israel, nor do they consult with Yahweh.

Isaiah 45:22

So turn your heart to me, face me now, and be saved wherever you are, even from the ends of the earth, for I alone am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of deep sorrows who was no stranger to suffering and grief. We hid our faces from him in disgust and considered him a nobody, not worthy of respect.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord Yahweh, who hides his face from the family of Jacob. And I will place all my hope in him!

Matthew 16:21

From then on Jesus began to clearly reveal to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer injustice from the elders, leading priests, and religious scholars. He also explained that he would be killed and three days later be raised to life again.

Matthew 20:28

For even the Son of Man did not come expecting to be served but to serve and give his life in exchange for the salvation of many.”

Mark 14:36

He prayed, “Abba, my Father, all things are possible for you. Please—remove this cup of suffering! Yet what I want is not important, for I only desire to fulfill your plan for me.”

Mark 15:28

This fulfilled the Scripture that says: He was considered to be a criminal.

Mark 16:19

After saying these things, Jesus was lifted up into heaven and sat down at the place of honor at the right hand of God!

Mark 9:12

He answered them, “They’re right. Elijah must come first to put everything in order. And what about all that is written about the Son of Man? It is true that he must endure many sufferings and be rejected.

Mark 9:24

When he heard this, the boy’s father cried out with tears, saying, “I do believe, Lord; help my little faith!”

Luke 17:5

Upon hearing this, the apostles said to Jesus, “Lord, you must increase our measure of faith!”

Luke 24:26

Wasn’t it necessary for the Messiah to experience all these sufferings and afterward to enter into his glory?”

John 1:29

The very next day, John saw Jesus coming to him to be baptized, and John cried out, “Look! There he is—God’s Lamb! He takes away the sin of the entire world!

John 12:24

Let me make this clear: A single grain of wheat will never be more than a single grain of wheat unless it drops into the ground and dies. Because then it sprouts and produces a great harvest of wheat—all because one grain died.

John 12:32

And I will do this when I am lifted up off the ground and when I draw the hearts of people to gather them to me.”

John 13:3

Now Jesus was fully aware that the Father had placed all things under his control, for he had come from God and was about to go back to be with him.

John 6:40

For the longing of my Father is that everyone who embraces the Son and believes in him will experience eternal life and I will raise them up in the last day!”

John 8:56

And not only that, Abraham, your ancestor, was overjoyed when he received the revelation of my coming to earth. Yes, he foresaw me coming and was filled with delight!”

Acts 2:36

“Now everyone in Israel can know for certain that Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one God has made both Lord and the Messiah.”

Acts 3:15

You killed the Prince of Life! But God raised him from the dead, and we stand here as witnesses to that fact.

Acts 5:31

He’s the one God has exalted and seated at his right hand as our Savior and Champion. He is the provider of grace as the Redeemer of Israel.

Acts 5:41

The apostles left there rejoicing, thrilled that God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:18

To preach the message of the cross seems like sheer nonsense to those who are on their way to destruction, but to us who are being saved, it is the mighty power of God released within us.

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach the crucified Messiah. The Jews stumble over him and the rest of the world sees him as foolishness.

Ephesians 2:16

Two have now become one, and we live restored to God and reconciled in the body of Christ. Through his crucifixion, hatred died.

Ephesians 5:2

And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance.

Philippians 1:6

I pray with great faith for you, because I’m fully convinced that the One who began this gracious work in you will faithfully continue the process of maturing you until the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Philippians 3:20

But we are a colony of heaven on earth as we cling tightly to our life-giver, the Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Timothy 4:8

There’s a crown of righteousness waiting in heaven for me, and I know that my Lord will reward me on his day of righteous judgment. And this crown is not only waiting for me, but for all who love and long for his unveiling.

Hebrews 1:13

And God has never said this to any of his angels: “Take your seat next to me at my right hand until I force your whispering enemies to be a rug under your feet.”

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.

Hebrews 10:14

And by his one perfect sacrifice he made us perfectly holy and complete for all time!

Hebrews 10:33

And at times you were publicly and shamefully mistreated, being persecuted for your faith; then at other times you stood side by side with those who preach the message of hope.

Hebrews 11:36

Others were mocked and experienced the most severe beating with whips; they were in chains and imprisoned.

Hebrews 12:3

So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you won’t become worn down and cave in under life’s pressures.

Hebrews 13:13

So we must arise and join him outside the religious “walls” and bear his disgrace.

Hebrews 5:9

And after being proven perfect in this way he has now become the source of eternal salvation to all those who listen to him and obey.

Hebrews 7:19

For the law has never made anyone perfect, but in its place is a far better hope which gives us confidence to experience intimacy with God!

Hebrews 8:1

Now this is the crowning point of what we are saying: We have a magnificent King-Priest who ministers for us at the right hand of God. He is enthroned with honor next to the throne of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 9:28

But when we die we will be face-to-face with Christ, the One who experienced death once for all to bear the sins of many! And now to those who eagerly await him, he will appear a second time; not to deal with sin, but to bring us the fullness of salvation.

James 2:1

My dear brothers and sisters, fellow believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ—how could we say that we have faith in him and yet we favor one group of people above another?

1 Peter 1:11

as they probed into the mysteries of who would fulfill them and the time period when it would all take place. The Spirit of the Anointed One was in them and was pointing prophetically to the sufferings that Christ was destined to suffer and the glories that would be released afterward.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ suffered and died for sins once and for all—the innocent for the guilty —to bring you near to God by his body being put to death and by being raised to life by the Spirit.

1 Peter 3:22

who is now in heaven at the place of supreme authority next to God. The very powers of heaven, including every angel and authority, now yield in submission to him.

Jude 1:21

Fasten your hearts to the love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gives us eternal life.

Revelation 1:11

saying to me: Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 1:17

When I saw him, I fell down at his feet as good as dead, but he laid his right hand on me and I heard his reassuring voice saying: Don’t yield to fear. I am the Beginning and I am the End,

Revelation 1:8

“I am the Aleph and the Tav, the beginning and the ending,” says the Lord God, “who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 2:8

Write the following to the messenger of the congregation in Smyrna. For these are the words of the one who is the Beginning and the End, the one who became a corpse, but came back to life: