Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.
Open Hebrews 12:24 in the Motif Searcher, word by word across all five texts →Show on the spiral →In the palace
The verse in its languages
- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et testamenti novi mediatorem Jesum, et sanguinis aspersionem melius loquentem quam Abel.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- καὶ διαθήκης νέας μεσίτῃ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ αἵματι ῥαντισμοῦ κρεῖττον λαλοῦντι παρὰ τὸν Ἅβελ.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily LIV on Acts xxviii. 1
Cain slew his brother, but in this he rather benefited him: for hear what Scripture says, “The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto Me” ( Gen. iv. 10 ): and again in another place, “To the blood that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” ( Heb. xii. 24 .) He freed him from the uncertainty of the future, he increased his reward: we have all learnt hereby what love God had for him. For what was he injured? Not a whit, in that he received his end sooner. For say, what do they gain, who die more slowly? Nothing: for the having good days does not depend on the living many years or few years, but in the using life properly. The Three Children were thrown into the furnace, and through this they became more illustrious: Daniel was cast into the pit, and thence was he made more renowned. ( Dan. iii. …