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|Hebreus 12:1|
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
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2
|Hebreus 12:2|
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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3
|Hebreus 12:3|
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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4
|Hebreus 12:4|
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
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5
|Hebreus 12:5|
And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
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6
|Hebreus 12:6|
because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.” [Prov. 3:11,12]
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7
|Hebreus 12:7|
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
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8
|Hebreus 12:8|
If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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9
|Hebreus 12:9|
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!
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10
|Hebreus 12:10|
Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
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