Heb 12:14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 14. Follow peace with all men ] Cultivate, as far as you possibly can, a good understanding, both with Jews and Gentiles. ειρηνηνδιωκετε, pursue peace with the same care, attention, and diligence, as beasts do their game ; follow it through all places; trace it through all winding circumstances; and have it with all men, if you can with a safe conscience. And holiness ] τοναγιασμον. That state of continual sanctification , that life of purity and detachment from the world and all its lusts, without which detachment and sanctity no man shall see the Lord -shall never enjoy his presence in the world of blessedness. To see God , in the Hebrew phrase, is to enjoy him ; and without holiness of heart and life this is impossible. No soul can be fit for heaven that has not suitable dispositions for the place.

‏ Hebrews 12:14

Verse 14. Follow peace with all men] Cultivate, as far as you possibly can, a good understanding, both with Jews and Gentiles. ειρηνηνδιωκετε, pursue peace with the same care, attention, and diligence, as beasts do their game; follow it through all places; trace it through all winding circumstances; and have it with all men, if you can with a safe conscience.

And holiness] τοναγιασμον. That state of continual sanctification, that life of purity and detachment from the world and all its lusts, without which detachment and sanctity no man shall see the Lord-shall never enjoy his presence in the world of blessedness. To see God, in the Hebrew phrase, is to enjoy him; and without holiness of heart and life this is impossible. No soul can be fit for heaven that has not suitable dispositions for the place.