KJV ORIGINAL
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Think back to those early days when you first really got it — when the light clicked on for you. Remember how you went through some seriously tough times but didn't give up?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Remember when you first believed and how strong you were through all that hardship — you had it in you then, and you still do.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The anonymous author of Hebrews wrote to a community of Jewish Christians in the mid-to-late first century CE. The letter aimed to encourage them to persevere through persecution and not abandon their Christian faith for traditional Judaism.
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