KJV ORIGINAL
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
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✦ 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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