Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,  let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily  entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and  perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the  cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne  of God.
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Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)
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Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)
 
