Hebrews 12:2 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 12:2

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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ASV

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

6 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Looking unto Jesus - Αφορωντες· Looking off and on, or from and to; looking off or from the world and all secular concerns to Jesus and all the spiritual and heavenly things connected with him. This is still an allusion to the Grecian games: those who ran were to keep their eyes fixed on the mark of the prize; they must keep the goal in view. The exhortation implies, 1. That they should place all their hope and confidence in Christ, as their sole helper in this race of faith.

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The author and finisher of our faith - Who begins it in us, carries it on, and perfects it. Who for the joy that was set before him - Patiently and willingly endured the cross, with all the pains annexed thereto. And is set down - Where there is fulness of joy.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here observe, (1.) What our Lord Jesus is to his people: he is the author and finisher of their faith --the beginning, perfecter, and rewarder of it. [1.] He is the author of their faith; not only the object, but the author.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was the joy that was set before him. (4.) The reward of his suffering: he has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Christ, as Mediator, is exalted to a station of the highest honour, of the greatest power and influence; he is at the right hand of the Father.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2037: “The Rule of the Race” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1888)

THE Apostle says, "Let us run." He has in his mind's eye the Olympic games, where all the different tribes of Greece were gathered together in general assembly to display the prowess of the race. Among the athletic exercises were footraces. The Apostle makes this footrace an illustration of the Christian life. We must run with patience along the appointed course if we would win the prize of our high calling. He stands with us at the starting block and earnestly says to us, not "Run," but, "Let us run." The Apostle himself is at our side as a runner.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀφορῶντες	aphorōntes	looking	G872 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
πίστεως	pisteōs	of [our] faith	G4102 →
ἀρχηγὸν	archēgon	founder	G747 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τελειωτὴν	teleiōtēn	perfecter	G5051 →
Ἰησοῦν,	Iēsoun	Jesus,	G2424 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἀντὶ	anti	in view of	G473 →
τῆς	tēs	what	G3588 →
προκειμένης	prokeimenēs	is lying before	G4295 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
χαρᾶς	charas	joy	G5479 →
ὑπέμεινεν	hupemeinen	endured	G5278 →
σταυρὸν	stauron	[the] cross	G4716 →
αἰσχύνης	aischunēs	[its] shame	G152 →
καταφρονήσας,	kataphronēsas	having despised,	G2706 →
ἐν	en	at	G1722 →
δεξιᾷ	dexia	right hand	G1188 →
τε	te	and	G5037 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
θρόνου	thronou	throne	G2362 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
κεκάθικεν.¶	kekathiken	has sat down.	G2523 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24
  Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 2:13
  For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Ephesians 4:12
  to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- Hebrews 13:20–21
  Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Psalms 138:8
  The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
Through
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
  The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Through
Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
leads to
- Lamentations 3:25–26
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Through
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
  so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

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About Hebrews

Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Hebrews: the study guide →Read chapter 12 →The featured study →

Faith
The Hebrews 11 roll call converges on one object: "looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith."
Suffering
Christ endured the cross by looking past it to the joy set before him

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews