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Hebrews 12:2Heb.12.2

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.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

ayant les regards sur Jésus, le chef et le consommateur de la foi, qui, en vue de la joie qui lui était réservée, a souffert la croix, méprisé l'ignominie, et s'est assis à la droite du trône de Dieu.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Generalis elementaria introductio (= Eclogae propheticae)

    . καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας τὰς ἡμετέρας ἀναλαβὼν, αἰσχύνης γε μέχρι θανάτου καὶ θανάτου σταυροῦ καταφρονήσας.Heb. 12, 2.Phil. 11, 8. Μετὰ ταῦτα φησὶ τὸν βδελυσσόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν τῶν δούλων τῶν ἀρχόντων· καὶ δὴ σαφὲς ὅπως οἱ τοῖς ἄρχουσι τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου δεδουλωμένοι, οὐ μόνον κατὰ τὸ…
  • Oecumenius_PG 118 119

    Fragmenta in epistulam ad Hebraeos

    ρα. τουτο δε πιστεως ην. hebr 11,32 Ὁ χρονος ο τηι επιστοληι, φησιν, αρμοδιος, και οιον η συμμετρια. hebr 12,2 Ἢ το αντι της προκειμενης αυτωι χαρας ουτω δεξαι ως και Γρηγοριος φησιν· ωι εξον, φησι, μενειν επι της ιδιας δοξης τε 468 και θεοτητος, ου μονον εαυτον εκενωσεν αχρι της…
  • Florus of Lyon

    Book against John Scotus

    severance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Therefore, if we truly wish to be Catholics, we must faithfully attribute everything to divine grace, both the beginning of our good work and the end. As the afore…

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