Hebrews 12:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
Surrounded by a ‘cloud of witnesses,’ we are urged to throw off every hindrance and sin and run with perseverance the race God has set before us.
Read the full meaning“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 12:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 8:10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
- Psalms 18:23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
- Isaiah 60:8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?
- Ezekiel 38:9You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.
- Ezekiel 38:16You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Matthew 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Mark 10:50Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
- Luke 8:14The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
- Luke 9:59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- Luke 16:28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
- Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- John 3:32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
- John 4:39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
- John 4:44Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
- Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
- Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
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