12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, 1 we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. 2 12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up. 12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed 3 in your struggle against sin. 12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?
“My son, do not scorn 4 the Lord’s discipline
or give up when he corrects 5 you.
12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” 6
12:7 Endure your suffering 7 as discipline; 8 God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? 12:8 But if you do not experience discipline, 9 something all sons 10 have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.
1 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”
2 sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.
3 tn Grk “until blood.”
4 tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”
5 tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.
6 sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.
7 tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.
8 tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”
9 tn Grk “you are without discipline.”
10 tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.