³⁹And although they^* all were approved^l through their faith, they did not receive what was promised, ⁴⁰because^* God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

The Example of Jesus’ Suffering

12Therefore, since^* we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us^a, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us, ²fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³For consider the one who endured such hostility by sinners against himself,^* so that you will not grow weary in your souls and give up. ⁴You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your^* blood as you^* struggle against sin.

Read in Logos

Hebrews 12:1: Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us …

Footnotes

*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were approved”) which is understood as concessive
lSome manuscripts have “And all these, although they were approved”
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the causal genitive absolute participle (“had provided”)
*Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as causal
aLiterally “the easily ensnaring sin”
*The plural reflexive pronoun can still be translated as singular; see Louw-Nida 92.25
*The words “shedding your” are not in the Greek text but are supplied for clarity
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“struggle”)