Hebrews 12:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡμεῖς τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, διʼ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα,

Transliteration

Toigaroun and hēmeis tosouton echontes perikeimenon hēmin nephos martyrōn, ogkon apothemenoi all and the euperistaton hamartian, through hypomonēs let us trechōmen the prokeimenon hēmin agōna,

Grammar Details

• *Toigaroun*: conjunction - therefore/consequently/for that reason
• *hēmeis*: personal pronoun, nominative, plural - we
• *tosouton*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter - so great/such a great
• *echontes*: participle, present active, nominative, plural, masculine - having
• *perikeimenon*: participle, perfect middle/passive, accusative, singular, neuter - surrounding/encompassing
• *hēmin*: personal pronoun, dative, plural - us/to us
• *nephos*: noun, accusative, singular, neuter - cloud
• *martyrōn*: noun, genitive, plural, masculine - of witnesses
• *ogkon*: noun, accusative, singular, masculine - weight/burden/encumbrance
• *apothemenoi*: participle, aorist middle, nominative, plural, masculine - having laid aside/putting away
• *euperistaton*: adjective, accusative, singular, feminine - easily entangling/besetting
• *hamartian*: noun, accusative, singular, feminine - sin
• *hypomonēs*: noun, genitive, singular, feminine - endurance/perseverance/patience
• *trechōmen*: verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us run
• *prokeimenon*: participle, present middle/passive, accusative, singular, masculine - set before/lying before
• *agōna*: noun, accusative, singular, masculine - race/contest/conflict

Word Meanings

• *Toigaroun*: therefore/consequently/for that very reason
• *nephos*: cloud/multitude/great number
• *ogkon*: weight/burden/encumbrance/bulk/pride
• *euperistaton*: easily entangling/besetting/distracting/hindering/surrounding
• *hypomonēs*: endurance/perseverance/patience/steadfastness
• *agōna*: race/contest/conflict/struggle

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore, seeing we also are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore let vs also (seynge that we are copased with so great a multitude of witnesses) laye awaye all that presseth doune and the synne that hageth on and let vs rune with paciece vnto the battayle yt is set before vs

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore seynge we haue so greate a multitude of witnesses aboute vs let vs also laye awaye all yt presseth downe, and the synne that hangeth on, and let vs runne with pacience vnto the batayl that is set before vs,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore, let vs also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, cast away euery thing that presseth downe, and the sinne that hangeth so fast on: let vs runne with patience the race that is set before vs,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore, seyng that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, lay away all that presseth downe, & the sinne that hangeth so fast on, let vs run with patience vnto the battayle that is set before vs:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 9:24-27 : 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one. 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air. 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.
• Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Phil 2:16 : 16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.
• Phil 3:10-14 : 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
• Heb 10:35-39 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.
• Col 3:5-8 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. 7 You also once walked in these ways, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.
• Eph 4:22-24 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• Gal 5:7 : 7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
• Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience. 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.
• Rom 13:11-14 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
• Luke 14:26-33 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
• Matt 10:37-38 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
• Luke 8:14-15 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.
• 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.
• 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is coming upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth.
• Rev 13:10 : 10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.
• Rev 22:16 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to these things for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
• 2 Pet 1:6 : 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;
• Matt 24:13 : 13 'But the one who endures until the end will be saved.'
• Luke 16:28 : 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so they will not also come to this place of torment.'
• Luke 18:22-25 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.' 23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy. 24 Seeing that he had become sad, Jesus said, 'How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!' 25 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
• John 4:44 : 44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
• Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
• 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander.
• Heb 6:15 : 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
• Heb 11:2-9 : 2 For by it the ancients were commended. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God testifying about his gifts; and through faith, even though he is dead, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not found, because God took him up. For before he was taken up, he was commended as one who had pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son, 18 even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.' 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death as a symbol. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, nearing the end of his life, spoke of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's order. 24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to suffer affliction with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible. 28 By faith he observed the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after the people marched around them for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies in peace. 32 And what more shall I say? Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength out of weakness, became mighty in battle, and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Still others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated. 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.
• Rom 5:3-5 : 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. 4 And endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
• John 3:32 : 32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
• Ps 18:23 : 23 All His judgments are before me, and I have not turned away from His statutes.
• 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 Through Silvanus, whom I consider a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
• Isa 60:8 : 8 Who are these flying like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
• Ezek 38:9 : 9 You will ascend, coming like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land—you and all your troops and the many peoples with you.
• Ezek 38:16 : 16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, as I show myself holy through you before their eyes, O Gog.
• Matt 10:22 : 22 You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
• Luke 9:59-62 : 59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.' 60 Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.' 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.' 62 Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
• John 4:39 : 39 Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony when she said, 'He told me everything I ever did.'
• Jas 1:3 : 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.