Hebrews 12:4 (YLT)

Passage

Not yet unto blood did ye resist--with the sin striving;

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:2 looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

Hebrews 12:3 for consider again him who endured such gainsaying from the sinners to himself, that ye may not be wearied in your souls--being faint.

Hebrews 12:4 Not yet unto blood did ye resist--with the sin striving;

Hebrews 12:5 and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

Hebrews 12:6 for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "for consider again him who endured such..." into verse 5's "and ye have forgotten the exhortation that...", so "blood" and "resist--with" 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 "blood" and "resist--with" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.