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Wherefore. Greek. toigaroun, a very emph. word of inference; Occurs only here and 1Th_4:8. Resume from Heb_10:39.
seeing. &c. = we also having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us.
compassed about = surrounding. Greek. perikeimai. See Act_28:20.
cloud = throng. Greek. nephos. Only here. The usual word for "cloud" is nephele.
witnesses. Greek. martus. See Joh_1:7. Whose lives witness to the power of faith. Not "spectators", for then the word would be autoptes (Luk_1:2) or epoptes (2Pe_1:16).
let us lay aside = laying aside. See Rom_18:12.
weight. Greek. onkos. Only here.
sin. App-128.
doth so easily beset. Greek. enperistatos. Only here.
with = through. Greek. dia. App-104. Heb_12:1.
patience = patient continuance. See Rom_2:7.
race. Greek. agon. See Php_1:1, Php_1:30. Always translated fight, conflict, &c, except here. The word means the place of assembly, and then the games witnessed, and then any contest, a lawsuit, &c.
set before. Greek. prokeimai. Compare Heb_6:18.