Therefore,since we haveso greata cloudof witnessessurroundingus, let us alsolay asideeveryencumbranceand the sinwhich so easily entanglesus, and let us runwith endurancethe racethat is set beforeus,
I have foughtthe goodfight,I have finishedthe course,I have keptthe faith;
holding fastthe wordof life,sothat in the dayof ChristI will have reason to glorybecauseI did not runin vainnortoilin vain.
"Be on guard,sothat your heartswill not be weighted downwith dissipationand drunkennessand the worriesof life,and that daywill not comeon you suddenlylikea trap;
You were runningwell;whohinderedyou from obeyingthe truth?
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
rejoicingin hope,perseveringin tribulation,devotedto prayer,
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
Nosoldier in active serviceentangleshimself in the affairsof everyday life,sothat he may pleasethe one who enlisted him as a soldier.
knowingthat the testingof your faithproducesendurance.
"But the one who enduresto the end,he will be saved.
"You will be hatedby allbecauseof My name,but it is the one who has enduredto the endwho will be saved.
And so,having patiently waited,he obtainedthe promise.
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
Becauseyou have keptthe wordof My perseverance,I alsowill keepyou from the hourof testing,that [hour] which is aboutto comeupon the wholeworld,to testthosewho dwellon the earth.
soas to livethe restof the timein the fleshno longerfor the lustsof men,but for the willof God.
ThenHe saidto them, "Beware,and be on your guardagainstevery formof greed;for not [even] whenonehas an abundancedoes his lifeconsistof his possessions."
and in [your] knowledge,self-control,and in [your] self-control,perseverance,and in [your] perseverance,godliness,
"I, Jesus,have sentMy angelto testifyto you these thingsfor the churches.I amthe rootand the descendantof David,the brightmorningstar."
ThroughSilvanus,our faithfulbrother(for soI regard[him]), I have writtento you briefly,exhortingand testifyingthat thisis the true graceof God.Stand firmin it!
"Whoare thesewho flylike a cloudAnd like the dovesto their lattices?
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
"WhatHe has seenand heard,of that He testifies;and no onereceivesHis testimony.
and you will comeup againstMy peopleIsraellike a cloudto coverthe land.It shall comeabout in the lastdaysthat I will bringyou againstMy land,sothat the nationsmay knowMe when I am sanctifiedthrough you before their eyes,O Gog."
"You will goup, you will comelike a storm;you will be like a cloudcoveringthe land,you and allyour troops,and manypeopleswith you."
Ifanyone[is destined] for captivity,to captivityhe goes;ifanyonekillswith the sword,with the swordhe mustbe killed.Hereis the perseveranceand the faithof the saints.
for I havefivebrothers--in orderthat he may warnthem, sothat they will not alsocometo thisplaceof torment.'
I was also blamelesswith Him, And I keptmyself from my iniquity.
From that citymanyof the Samaritansbelievedin Him becauseof the wordof the womanwho testified,"He toldme all the thingsthat I [have] done."
For JesusHimselftestifiedthat a prophethasnohonorin his owncountry.
It was becauseof a revelationthat I wentup; and I submittedto them the gospelwhichI preachamongthe Gentiles,but [I did so] in privateto thosewho were of reputation,for fearthat I might be running,orhad run,in vain.
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
experiencingthe sameconflictwhichyou sawin me, and nowhear[to be] in me.
Therefore,I exhortthe eldersamongyou, as [your] fellow elderand witnessof the sufferingsof Christ,and a partakeralsoof the glorythat is to be revealed,
"Will they not teachyou [and] tellyou, And bringforthwordsfrom their minds?
Throwing asidehis cloak,he jumpedup and cameto Jesus.
