2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-3)Here observe what is the great duty which the apostle urges upon the Hebrews, and which he so much desires they would comply with, and that is, to lay aside every weight, and the sin that did so easily beset them, and run with patience the race set before them . The duty consists of two parts, the one preparatory, the other perfective. I. Preparatory: Lay aside every weight, and the sin , etc. 1. ...
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