Hebrews 12:4 (ASV)

Passage

Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:3 For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

Hebrews 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

Hebrews 12:5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "resisted", "blood", "striving", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "resisted" and "blood", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For consider him that hath endured such..." into verse 5's "and ye have forgotten the exhortation which...", so "resisted" and "blood" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "resisted" and "blood" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.