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Hebrews 12:1

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,

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ΤοιγαροῦνtoigarounWhereforeτοιγαροῦνconjunction — “Wherefore”G5105consequently, therefore, well then, so then.Whereforeκαὶkaiseeing we alsoκαίadverb — “seeing we also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.seeing we alsoἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usτοσοῦτονtosoutonso greatτοσοῦτος (tosoutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “so great”, the object formG5118so great, so large, so long, so many.ἔχοντεςechontesto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.περικείμενονperikeimenonto surroundπερίκειμαι (perikeimai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to surround”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4029I lie about, surround; I am encompassed, surrounded, or clothed with, am in submission to.This verse uses “surround”.ἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usνέφοςnephoscloudνέφοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “cloud”, the object formG3509a cloud; met: a dense crowd, a multitude, great company.μαρτύρωνmarturōnwitnessμάρτυς (martus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “witness”, the of-formG3144a witness; an eye- or ear-witness.ὄγκονonkonimpedimentὄγκος (onkos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “impediment”, the object formG3591(properly: bulk, mass, hence) a weight, burden, encumbrance.ἀποθέμενοιapothemenoito put asideἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to put aside”, a single actionG659I lay off or aside, renounce, stow away, put.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐπερίστατονeuperistatonthwartingεὐπερίστατος (euperistatos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “thwarting”, the object formG2139easily surrounding, encircling, easily distracted.ἁμαρτίανhamartiansinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.δι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.ὑπομονῆςhupomonēsperseveranceὑπομονή (hupomonē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “perseverance”, the of-formG5281endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.τρέχωμενtrechōmento runτρέχω (trechō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to run”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5143I run, exercise myself, make progress.This verse uses “run”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προκείμενονprokeimenonto set beforeπρόκειμαι (prokeimai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to set before”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4295I am set (placed, put) before, am already there.ἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀγῶναagōnafightἀγών (agōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fight”, the object formG73an (athletic) contest; hence, a struggle (in the soul).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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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,

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

Therefore let’s 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’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

Darby Translation

Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

Douay-Rheims

And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:

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