Hebrews 12:14 (GNV)

Passage

Followe peace with all men, and holinesse, without the which no man shall see ye Lord.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:12 Wherfore lift vp your hands which hang downe, and your weake knees,

Hebrews 12:13 And make straight steppes vnto your feete, lest that which is halting, be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.

Hebrews 12:14 Followe peace with all men, and holinesse, without the which no man shall see ye Lord.

Hebrews 12:15 Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.

Hebrews 12:16 Let there be no fornicator, or prophane person as Esau, which for one portion of meate solde his birthright.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "followe", "peace", "holinesse", "without", "shall", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "followe" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And make straight steppes vnto your feete..." into verse 15's "Take heede that no man fall away...", so "followe" and "peace" 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 "followe" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.