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Hebrews 12:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hebrews 12:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hebrews chapter 12 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“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,”
Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Hebrews 12:1
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. This verse employs athletic imagery to describe the Christian life as a disciplined race requiring endurance. The "cloud of witnesses" (nephos martyrōn, νέφος μαρτύρων) refers to the faithful saints catalogued in chapter 11 who testified to God's faithfulness through their lives. These aren't spectators watching us but witnesses whose lives testify to faith's power.The athletic met...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hebrews 12:1
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“I have fought a good fight”
“but one receives the prize? Run like that”
“that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.”
“which has a great reward.”
“and the power of his resurrection”
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”
“all deceit”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“uncleanness”