Hebrews 12:2 (1-2)
“Looking 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
— Hebrews 12:2 NKJV
This is one of the most beautiful and encouraging verses in the New Testament. It calls us to fix our eyes on Yeshua as the beginning and the end of our faith.
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Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
(Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV)
Short Explanation
The writer of Hebrews encourages believers to run the race of faith by looking to Yeshua — the One who began our faith and will complete it. He endured the cross for the joy of bringing many sons to glory. Our eyes stay fixed on Him, not on our performance or our circumstances.
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