Hebrews 12:1
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
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| 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, | Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. | Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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, |
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About Hebrews 12"Seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses," the readers are to lay aside every weight and sin and "run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith." They must not despise the Lord's chastening, "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth," and though it is grievous now, it later "yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness." They are to "Follow peace with all men, and holiness," for they have not come to the mount that burned with fire but "unto mount Sion... the heavenly Jerusalem," and "to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant," so let them serve God "with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:2Hebrews 12:5Hebrews 12:6Hebrews 12:11Hebrews 12:14Hebrews 12:18Hebrews 12:22Hebrews 12:24Hebrews 12:28Hebrews 12:29
Original Greek words
| English | Greek | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
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| Therefore | Τοιγαροῦν | Toigaroun | G5105 | thereforeτοιγαροῦν (toigaroun) τοι-γαρ-οῦν an inferential particle, [in LXX: Job.22:10 24:22, Sir.41:16, al. ;] wherefore then, so therefore: 1Th.4:8, Heb.12:1 (Hat., Plat., al.).† (AS) |
| also | καὶ | kai | G2532 | andκαί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. … |
| we ourselves | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | G3165 | meμέ (me) 1. apostrophe for με. 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML) |
| such a great | τοσοῦτον | tosouton | G5118 | so greatτοσοῦτος (tosoutos) τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο (Heb.7:22) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic) -οῦτον, correlat. of ὅσος, of quantity, size, number, so great, so much, pl., so many: Mat.8:10 Luk.7:9, Heb.12:1, Rev.18:7, 16; of time, so long, χρόνος, Jhn.14:9, Heb.4:7; pl., Luk.15:29 (ἔτη), Jhn.12:37 21:11, 1Co.14:10; before ὥστε, Mat.15:33; absol.: pl., Jhn.6:9, Gal.3:4; of price, τοσούτου, Act.5:8; dative, τοσούτῳ κρείττων, Heb.1:4; τ. μᾶλλον ὅσῳ, Heb.10:25; καθ᾽ ὅσον . . . κατὰ τ., Heb.7:22.† (AS) |
| having | ἔχοντες | echontes | G2192 | to have/beἔχω (echō) ἔχω, [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ;] (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. I. Trans.; 1. 1. to have, hold, hold fast, etc.; (a) to hold, as, in the hand: Rev.5:8 14:6, al.; ἐν τ. χειρί, Rev.1:16 10:2, al.; (b) of arms and clothing, = φέρω, φορέω, to bear, wear: Mat.3:4 22:12, al.; so frequently present ptcp. (LS, see word, A, I, 6; Bl., 74, 2), Mrk.11:13, Jhn.18:10, Rev.9:17, al.; (with) of a woman, ἐν γαστρὶ ἔ, to be with child: Mrk.13:17, Rom.9:10; … |
| encompassing | περικείμενον | perikeimenon | G4029 | to surroundπερίκειμαι (perikeimai) περί-κειμαι [in LXX: Ep. Je 24, 58, 4Ma.12:3 * ;] 1. to lie round about: μύλος, λίθος (RV, were hanged about), Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; νεφος μαρτύρων, Heb.12:1. 2. to have around one, be clothed with: Act.28:20; figuratively, ἀσθένειαν, Heb.5:2.† (AS) |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | G3165 | meμέ (me) 1. apostrophe for με. 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML) |
| a cloud | νέφος | nephos | G3509 | cloudνέφος (nephos) νέφος, -ους, τό [in LXX for עָב, שַׁחַק, עָנַן ;] a mass of clouds, a cloud (cf. νεφέλη); metaphorically as in Hom., Hdt., al.), of a dense throng: Heb.12:1.† (AS) |
| of witnesses, | μαρτύρων, | marturōn | G3144 | witnessμάρτυς (martus) μάρτυς (Æolic μάρτυρ), -υρος, ὁ (also ἡ), [in LXX for עֵד ;] a witness: Act.10:41, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.12:1 (Westc., in l); in forensic sense, Mat.18:16 26:65, Mrk.14:63, Act.6:13 7:58, 2Co.13:1, 1Ti.5:19, Heb.10:28; with genitive obj., Luk.24:48, Act.1:22 2:32 3:15 5:32 10:39 26:16, 1Pe.5:1; with genitive poss., Act.1:8 13:31, Rev.11:3; with dative of person(s), Luk.11:48, Act.22:15; of Christ, Rev.1:5 3:14; of God, Rom.1:9, 2Co.1:23, Php.1:8, 1Th.2:5 2:10; of those who have witnessed for Christ by their death (in later Xn. lit., martyr: Swete, Ap., 35), Act.22:20, Rev.2:13 17:6.† (AS) |
| weight | ὄγκον | ogkon | G3591 | impedimentὄγκος (ogkos) ὄγκος, -ου, ὁ bulk, mass; metaphorically, an encumbrance: Heb.12:1.† SYN.: βάρος, a weight; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne (AS) |
| having laid aside | ἀποθέμενοι | apothemenoi | G0659 | to put asideἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi) ἀπο-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi. ;] to put off or aside; in NT always mid., (a) to put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12, Eph.4:22, 25, Col.3:8, Heb.12:1, Jas.1:21, 1Pe.2:1; (b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, see word), Mat.14:3.† (AS) |
| every | πάντα | panta | G3956 | allπᾶς (pas) πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ;] all, every. I. As adj., 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20, Rom.7:8, Rev.18:17, al. mult.; pl., all, Act.22:15, Rom.5:12, Heb.1:6, al.; of the highest degree, π. ἐξουσία (προθυμία, χαρά), Mat.28:18, Act.17:11, Phi 2:29, al.; also the whole (though in this sense more frequently with art.), Mat.2:3, Act.2:36, Rom.11:26. … |
| and | καὶ | kai | G2532 | andκαί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. … |
| easily entangling | εὐπερίστατον | euperistaton | G2139 | thwartingεὐπερίστατος (euperistatos) εὐ-περί-στατος, -ον (εὖ, περιΐστημι), of sins, readily besetting: Heb.12:1 (on form and sense of the word, see Westc., in l).† (AS) |
| sin, | ἁμαρτίαν, | hamartian | G0266 | sinἁμαρτία (hamartia) ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ;] prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat., Arist., al.); (b) more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure. In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense; … |
| with | δι᾽ | di᾽ | G1223 | through/because ofδιά (dia) διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12 12:43, Mrk.2:23, Luk.4:30, Jhn.4:4, 2Co.11:33, al.; σώζεσθαι (διας-) δ. πυρός, ὕδατος, 1Co.3:15, 1Pe.3:20; βλέπειν δ. ἐσόπτρου, 1Co.13:12; metaphorically, of a state or condition: Rom.14:20, 2Co.2:4 5:7, 10; δ. γράμματος, ἀκροβυστίας (Lft., Notes, 263, 279), Rom.2:27 4:11; δι ̓ὑπομενῆς, Rom.8:25. (ii) Of Time; … |
| endurance | ὑπομονῆς | hupomonēs | G5281 | perseveranceὑπομονή (hupomonē) ὑπο-μονή, -ῆς, ἡ (ὑπομένω) [in LXX for מִקְוֶה and cogn. forms; frequently in 4Mac ;] 1. a remaining behind (Arist.). 2. patient enduring, endurance: Luk.8:15 21:19, Rom.5:3-4 15:4-5, 2Co.6:4 12:12, Col.1:11, 2Th.1:4, 1Ti.6:11, 2Ti.3:10, Tit.2:2, Heb.10:36, Jas.1:3-4 5:11, 2Pe.1:6, Rev.2:2-3, 19 13:10 14:12; δι᾽ ὑπομονῆς, Rom.8:25, Heb.12:1; with genitive of person(s), 2Th.3:5 (ICC, in l), Rev.3:10; with genitive of thing(s), Rom.2:7, 2Co.1:6, 1Th.1:3; before ἐν, Rev.1:9.† SYN.: see: μακροθυμία, and cf. Hort on Jas.1:3 (AS) |
| may run | τρέχωμεν | trechōmen | G5143 | to runτρέχω (trechō) τρέχω [in LXX chiefly for רוּץ ;] to run: Mrk.5:6, Jhn.20:2, 4, 1Co.9:24 9:26; with inf., Mat.28:8; before ἐπί, Luk.24:12 [T [WH] R, mg., om.]; εἰς, Rev.9:9; ptcp., δραμών, with indic., Mat.27:48, Mrk.15:36, Luk.15:20. Metaphorical, from runners in a race, of swiftness or of effort to attain an end: Rom.9:16, Gal.2:2 5:7, Php.2:16; τ. ἀγῶνα (Hdt., Eur., al.), Heb.12:1; ὁ λόγος τ. κυρίου (cf. Psa.147:4), ἕως τάχους δραμεῖται ὁ λ. αὐτοῦ), 2Th.3:1 (cf. εἰς-, κατα-, περι-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, ἐπι-συν-, ὑπο-τρέχω) δράμω, obsol., to run, see: τρέχω (AS) |
| lying before | προκείμενον | prokeimenon | G4295 | to set beforeπρόκειμαι (prokeimai) πρό-κειμαι [in LXX: Exo.39:18 (36), Num.4:7 (פָּנִים), etc. ;] used as pass. of προτίθημι; 1. to be set before one, to be set forth: Heb.6:18 12:1-2, Ju 7. 2. to present oneself, be present: 2Co.8:12 (see Mey., in l).† (AS) |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | G3165 | meμέ (me) 1. apostrophe for με. 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML) |
| race | ἀγῶνα | agōna | G0073 | fightἀγών (agōn) ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ (ἄγω), [in LXX: Isa.7:13 (לאה), Est.4:17, Wis.4:2 10:12, II Mac.6, 4Mac .5 * ;] 1. a gathering, esp. for games. 2. a place of assembly. 3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), (a) of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Php.1:30, 1Th.2:2, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7 Heb.12:1; (b) solicitude, anxiety: Col.2:1. † (AS) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.