For the word of God is living, and potent, and sharper, above every two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division both of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and discernible of the thoughts and intentions of the hear

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

And so, as the result of patient waiting, our forefather obtained what God had promised.

For you stand in need of patient endurance, so that, as the result of having done the will of God, you may receive the promised blessing.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,