Hebrews 12:1
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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,”
ὑπομονή
Patient endurance, steadfast waiting. Hupomone. You have need of endurance so that having done the will of God you may receive what is promised. Endurance is the last virtue between you and the promise.
πᾶς
every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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νέφος
Cloud
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νέφος
Cloud, mass of cloud. Nephos. Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses. The people who finished the race before us are watching. Their completed faith is our encouragement.
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μάρτυς
Witnesses
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μάρτυς
Witness, one who testifies, martyr. Martus. You will be My witnesses. A witness testifies to what they have seen and experienced. Your testimony is your most powerful tool.
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τρέχω
Run
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τρέχω
To run, to hasten, to press forward. Trecho. Run with endurance the race set before you. The race is set. You do not choose the course. You choose whether to run it well.
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ὄγκος
weight
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ὄγκος
A burden, a weight, an obstacle. Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. You cannot run well carrying unnecessary weight.
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τοσοῦτος
such a great
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τοσοῦτος
apparently from G3588 (ὁ) and G3739 (ὅς)) and G3778 (οὗτος) (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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εὐπερίστατος
easily entangling
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εὐπερίστατος
well standing around, i.e. (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every direction (figuratively, of sin in genitive case)
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πρόκειμαι
lying before
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πρόκειμαι
to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)
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περίκειμαι
encompassing
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περίκειμαι
to lie all around, i.e. inclose, encircle, hamper (literally or figuratively)
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τοιγαροῦν
Therefore
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τοιγαροῦν
truly for then, i.e. consequently
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