¹² Not that I have already ^[a](A)grasped it all or have already ^(B)become perfect, but I press on if I may also ^(C)take hold of that ^[b]for which I ^(D)was even taken hold of by ^(E)Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: ^(F)forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I ^(G)press on toward the goal for the prize of the ^(H)upward call of God in ^(I)Christ Jesus.

Jesus, the Example

12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s ^(A)rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s ^(B)run with ^(C)endurance the race that is set before us, ² looking only at Jesus, the ^[a](D)originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him ^(E)endured the cross, ^(F)despising the shame, and has ^(G)sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.