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
| Heb 12:1-29 |  
|    | A(12:1-2) |    | 12:1 let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us (12:1) |  
|    |    | B(12:3-4) |    |    | 12:4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood (12:4)   (αἵματος) |  
|    |    |    | C(12:5-11) |    |    |    | 12:7 Endure your trials as discipline (12:7) |  
|    |    |    |    | D(12:12-15) |    |    |    |    | 12:14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness (12:14) |  
|    |    |    | C'(12:16-17) |    |    |    | 12:16 that no one be an immoral or profane person (12:16) |  
|    |    | B'(12:18-24) |    |    | 12:24 and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently  than that of Abel.(12:24)"   (αἵματι) |  
|    | A'(12:25-29) |    | 12:28 we should offer worship pleasing to God in reverence and awe (12:28) |  
 
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A: Exhortation.  
B: Blood.  
C: Patience.  
D: Holiness. |