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Hebrews 12:1

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.

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ASV

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,

KJV

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,

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤοιγαροῦνToigarounThereforeG5105 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165 →
τοσοῦτονtosoutonsuch a greatG5118 →
ἔχοντεςechonteshavingG2192 →
περικείμενονperikeimenonencompassingG4029 →
ἡμῖνhēminusG3165 →
νέφοςnephosa cloudG3509 →
μαρτύρων,marturōnof witnesses,G3144 →
ὄγκονogkonweightG3591 →
ἀποθέμενοιapothemenoihaving laid asideG659 →
πάνταpantaeveryG3956 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
εὐπερίστατονeuperistatoneasily entanglingG2139 →
ἁμαρτίαν,hamartiansin,G266 →
δι᾽di᾽withG1223 →
ὑπομονῆςhupomonēsenduranceG5281 →
τρέχωμενtrechōmenmay runG5143 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
προκείμενονprokeimenonlying beforeG4295 →
ἡμῖνhēminusG3165 →
ἀγῶναagōnaraceG73 →

The walk

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Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.1 Corinthians 9:24–27Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.Philippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.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.Hebrews 10:35–39So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.Philippians 3:10–14I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,Galatians 5:7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.James 5:7–11Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Colossians 3:5–8Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.1 Corinthians 9:24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.Ephesians 4:22–24to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Romans 13:11–14And 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.Romans 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

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