Hebrews 12:3
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners against himself, so that you will not grow weary or lose heart.
Text-Critical English NT
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In Context
4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Cross References
Matthew 10:24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant above his master.
Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
Matthew 21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children crying out in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant
Matthew 21:46Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:2-4
Christ the Great Exemplar. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners… Read the whole commentary →