*1.* “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” *2* “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”  *3* “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.”  *4* “And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.”