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Hebrews 12:2

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Looking: Hebrews 12:3, Hebrews 9:28; Isaiah 8:17, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 45:22; Micah 7:7; Zechariah 12:10; John 1:29, John 6:40; John 8:56; Philippians 3:20; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13; 1 John 1:1-3; Jude 1:21

the author: or, the beginner, Hebrews 2:10; Mark 9:24; Luke 17:5; Acts 5:31 *Gr: Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 2:8

finisher: Hebrews 7:19, Hebrews 10:14 *Gr: Psalms 138:8; 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; Philippians 1:6

for: Hebrews 2:7-9, Hebrews 5:9; Psalms 16:9-11; Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 53:10-12; Luke 24:26; John 12:24, John 12:32; John 13:3, John 13:31-32, John 17:1-4; Acts 2:25-26, Acts 2:36; Philippians 2:8-11; 1 Peter 1:11

endured: Hebrews 10:5-12; Matthew 16:21, Matthew 20:18-19, Matthew 20:20, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 27:31-50; Mark 14:36; John 12:27-28; Ephesians 2:16, Ephesians 5:2; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18

despising: Hebrews 10:33, Hebrews 11:36; Psalms 22:6-8, Psalms 69:19-20; Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 50:6-7, Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 26:67; Matthew 26:68, Matthew 27:27-31, Matthew 27:38-44; Mark 9:12; Luke 23:11, Luke 23:35-39; Acts 5:41; 1 Peter 2:23, 1 Peter 4:14-16

and is: Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 8:1; Psalms 110:1; 1 Peter 3:22

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