Hebrews 12:1

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,

📖 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

• 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.

• 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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore{G5105} let{G659} us{G2249} also,{G2532} seeing we{G2254} are{G2192} compassed about{G4029} with so great{G5118} a cloud{G3509} of witnesses,{G3144} lay aside{G659} every{G3956} weight,{G3591} and{G2532} the sin{G266} which doth so easily beset{G2139} us, and let us run{G5143} with{G1223} patience{G5281} the race{G73} that is set before{G4295} us,{G2254}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore{G5105} seeing we also{G2532} are{G2192}{(G5723)} compassed about{G4029}{(G5740)}{G2254} with so great{G5118} a cloud{G3509} of witnesses{G3144}, let{G659} us{G2249} lay aside{G659}{(G5642)} every{G3956} weight{G3591}, and{G2532} the sin{G266} which doth so easily beset{G2139} us, and let us run{G5143}{(G5725)} with{G1223} patience{G5281} the race{G73} that is set before{G4295}{(G5740)} us{G2254},

• 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 those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable. 26 Therefore I run, not with uncertainty; thus I fight, not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
• 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith:
• Luke 21:34 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be burdened with surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day comes upon you unexpectedly.
• Phil 2:16 : 16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.
• Phil 3:10-14 : 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death; 11 If by any means I might attain to the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
• Heb 10:35-39 : 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. 37 For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
• Col 3:5-8 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 For which things' sake, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. 7 In which you also walked at one time, when you lived in them. 8 But now you also put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
• Eph 4:22-24 : 22 That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 And that you put on the new man, which was created according to 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 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
• Rom 13:11-14 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
• Luke 14:26-33 : 26 If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it? 29 Lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.
• Matt 10:37-38 : 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
• Luke 8:14-15 : 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
• 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 him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.
• Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
• Rev 13:10 : 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
• Rev 22:16 : 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:6 : 6 And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness;
• Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.
• Luke 16:28 : 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
• Luke 18:22-25 : 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
• John 4:44 : 44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
• Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For we are saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
• Heb 6:15 : 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
• Heb 11:2-9 : 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death; and was not found, because God had taken him: for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. 15 And truly, if they had called to mind that country from which they had come, they might have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: 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, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,' 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 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, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's command. 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 Through faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians attempting to do so, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented— 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
• Rom 5:3-5 : 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience; 4 And patience, character; and character, hope: 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
• John 3:32 : 32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
• Ps 18:23 : 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
• 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
• Isa 60:8 : 8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
• Ezek 38:9 : 9 You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your bands, and many people with you.
• Ezek 38:16 : 16 And you shall come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.
• Matt 10:22 : 22 And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who endures to the end shall be saved.
• Luke 9:59-62 : 59 Then he said to another, Follow me. But he said, 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 preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but let me first go bid them farewell who are at my house. 62 And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
• John 4:39 : 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me all that I ever did.
• Jas 1:3 : 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience.