Hebrews 12:4 (DRB)

Passage

For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:2 Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who, having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:3 For think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.

Hebrews 12:4 For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Hebrews 12:5 And you have forgotten the consolation which speaketh to you, as unto children, saying: My son, neglect not the discipline of the Lord: neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him.

Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth: and he 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 think diligently upon him that endured..." into verse 5's "And you have forgotten the consolation 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.