Hebrews 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 12:227 words
ἀφορῶντεςaphorōnteslook
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
τῆςtēsthe
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
ἀρχηγὸνarchēgonauthor, captain, prince
καὶkaiand / also
τελειωτὴνteleiōtēnfinisher
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus
ὃςhoswho / which
ἀντὶantifor, in the room of
τῆςtēsthe
προκειμένηςprokeimenēsbe
first, set before (forth)
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
χαρᾶςcharasgladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
ὑπέμεινενhypemeinenabide, endure, (take) patient(-ly)
σταυρὸνstauroncross
αἰσχύνηςaischynēsdishonesty, shame
καταφρονήσαςkataphronēsasdespise
ἐνenabout, after, against
δεξιᾷdexiaright (hand, side)
τεtealso, and, both
τοῦtouthe
θρόνουthronouthrone
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
κεκάθικενkekathikencontinue, set, sit (down)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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