1 Timothy 4:12

4:12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, ¹  and purity.

1 Timothy 6:11

6:11 But you, as a person dedicated to God, ²  keep away from all that. ³  Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ⁴  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:3

12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

Hebrews 1:11

1:11 They will perish, but you continue.

And they will all grow old like a garment,

¹ tn Or “faith.”

² tn Grk “O man of God.”

³ tn Grk “flee these things.”

⁴ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).