Hebrews 12:14 (LSB)

Passage

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:12 Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble,

Hebrews 12:13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.

Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord,

Hebrews 12:15 seeing to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Hebrews 12:16 that also there be no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pursue", "peace", "sanctification", "without", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pursue" 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 paths for your feet..." into verse 15's "seeing to it that no one falls...", so "pursue" 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 "pursue" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.