Hebrews 12:1-2. Chiastic structure copied from Chiastic Analysis
of the Epistle to the Hebrews, arranged by John Bligh (Athenaeum
Press, Heythrop College, Oxon, England: 1966). Bligh's work is almost entirely
in Greek. For website purposes, I have used unaccented Greek from the Unbound Bible,
Nestle-Aland 26,
at unbound.biola.edu
I have added English from the New American Standard Bible, revised.
| A | 12:1 toigaroun
kai hmeiV tosouton econteV perikeimenon hmin nefoV marturwn
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, |
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| B | ogkon
apoqemenoi panta let us also lay aside every encumbrance, |
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| C | kai
thn euperistaton amartian and the sin which so easily entangles us, |
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| D | di
upomonhV trecwmen ton prokeimenon hmin agwna and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, |
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| E | 2 aforwnteV
eiV ton thV pistewV archgon kai teleiwthn ihsoun
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, |
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| D* | oV
anti thV prokeimenhV autw caraV who for the joy set before Him |
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| C* | upemeinen
stauron endured the cross, |
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| B* | aiscunhV
katafronhsaV despising the shame, |
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| A* | en
dexia te tou qronou tou qeou kekaqiken and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. |
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