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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,

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.

(For they could not endure what was commanded: "And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned [fn] or shot with an arrow." Exodus 19:12, 13">[fn]

And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling." Deuteronomy 9:19 ">[fn] )

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper;I will not fear.What can man do to me?" Psalms 118:6 ">[fn]

Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

So then, [fn] my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.

Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son.

for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, [fn] which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;