Discovery BoxHebrews 12:1 
ContextThe Lord’s Discipline
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,
Hebrews 12:4
Context12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed 2 in your struggle against sin.
Hebrews 12:12
Context12:12 Therefore, strengthen 3 your listless hands and your weak knees, 4
1 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”
2 tn Grk “until blood.”
3 tn Or “straighten.”
4 sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).
