Hebrews 12:1

Surrounded by these witnesses, we should throw off every hindrance and besetting sin and run our race with endurance. The faithful before us spur us to persevere.

Cross-references · 40

• 2 Tim 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
• 1 Cor 9:24–27Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
• Phil 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
• Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
• Heb 10:35–39So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
• Phil 3:10–14I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
• Gal 5:7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
• 1 Pet 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
• Col 3:5–8Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
• Jas 5:7–11Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• Rom 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
• Eph 4:22–24to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
• 2 Cor 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Rom 13:11–14And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• 2 Tim 2:4A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
• Rom 5:3–5Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• Jas 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
• 1 Jn 2:15–16Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• Matt 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Matt 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• Heb 6:15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
• Rom 8:24–25For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
• Rev 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
• Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
• 1 Pet 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
• 2 Pet 1:6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
• Luke 8:14–15The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
• Matt 10:37–38Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
• 1 Tim 6:9–10Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
• Luke 14:26–33“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
• Luke 18:22–25On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• Luke 9:59–62Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• Rev 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
• 1 Pet 5:12Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
• Rev 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
• Luke 16:28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
• Heb 11:2–38This is why the ancients were commended.
• Rev 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
• Isa 60:8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

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