Hebrews 12:1

τοιγαρουν και ημεισ τοσουτον εχοντεσ περικειμενον ημιν νεφοσ μαρτυρων ογκον αποθεμενοι παντα και την ευπεριστατον αμαρτιαν δι υπομονησ τρεχωμεν τον προκειμενον ημιν αγωνα

Η Καινή Διαθήκη

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2αφορωντεσ εισ τον τησ πιστεωσ αρχηγον και τελειωτην ιησουν οσ αντι τησ προκειμενησ αυτω χαρασ υπεμεινεν σταυρον αισχυνησ καταφρονησασ εν δεξια τε του θρονου του θεου κεκαθικεν

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Cross References

Matthew 10:37ο φιλων πατερα η μητερα υπερ εμε ουκ εστιν μου αξιοσ και ο φιλων υιον η θυγατερα υπερ εμε ουκ εστιν μου αξιοσ

Mark 10:50ο δε αποβαλων το ιματιον αυτου αναστασ ηλθεν προσ τον ιησουν

Luke 9:59ειπεν δε προσ ετερον ακολουθει μοι ο δε ειπεν κυριε επιτρεψον μοι απελθοντι πρωτον θαψαι τον πατερα μου

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:1

The apostle, in this chapter, applies what he has collected in the chapter foregoing, and makes use of it as a great motive to patience and perseverance in the Christian faith and state, pressing home the argument, I. From a greater example than he had yet mentioned, and that is Christ himself, ver. 1-3 . II. From the gentle and gracious nature of the afflictions they endured in their Christian course, ver. 4-17 . III. From the communion and conformity between the state of the gospel-church on earth and the… Read the whole commentary →

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