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Afflicted saints » Should imitate Christ
Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in His steps. He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth; when reviled, He did not revile in return; when suffering, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to the One who judges justly.
Athletics » The Christian life compared to a foot-race » Stripping for the contest
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Attitudes of the Christian » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Running, for progress
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Christian race » The Christian life compared to a foot-race » Stripping for the contest
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Christianity » Characteristics of » 13 a race
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Clouds » Illustrative » Of multitudes of persons
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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like doves to their shelters?
Christian conduct » Putting away all sin
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch. You are indeed unleavened, for Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.
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Endurance » Finishing the course
Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.
But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. In the future, there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved His appearing.
Endurance » Jesus Christ enduring the cross
Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
Error » Definition of » To be forsaken
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.
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You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;
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You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Messiah.
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will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
Games » Figurative » Of the Christian life
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
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Games » Foot races
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
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Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Weights, as well as sins, impede progress
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Patience » Being patient
And we exhort you, brothers: warn those who are irresponsible, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord's coming is near.
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will, you may receive what was promised. For in yet a very little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.
Patience » To be exercised in » Running the race set before us
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Perseverance » In persevering to the end
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
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and the one whose hands are clean
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
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But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,
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Race » Foot race » Figurative
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.
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Repentance » What it is
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
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all the ends of the earth.
For I am God,
and there is no other.
for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
"Don't collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don't break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.
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Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
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Righteous » Compared with » Runners in a race
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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The Roman empire » Allusions to grecian game adapted by » Foot races
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead. Not that I have already reached [the goal] or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, read more.
I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
compared to Saints » Runners in a race
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Seven » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Running, for progress
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Sin » Excuses offered for » To be forsaken
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.
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You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;
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You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Messiah.
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will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
Sin » Described as » Besetting
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Sin » Specially strive against besetting
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Sin » The entangling
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In persevering to the end
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
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and the one whose hands are clean
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
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But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,
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Transgression » Sin, definition of » To be forsaken
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.
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You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;
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You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Messiah.
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will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—
Weights » Illustrative » Of sins
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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