unfoldingWord_en_tn/heb/12/01.md

Followers of Jesus are compared to runners in a race. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## we...us ##

the author and the readers (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])

## we are surrounded by such a large crowd of witnesses ##

AT: "such a large crowd of witnesses surrounds us" or "such a large crowd of witnesses acts as an example for us." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## witnesses ##

those Old Testament believers who watch the "race"

## everything that weighs us down ##

Attitudes or habits that keep us from trusting and obeying God are like heavy clothes or loads that would make it difficult to run. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## entangles ##

"makes running difficult" or "makes obeying God difficult"

## fix...eyes on ##

"look straight at" or "think only about" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## author and perfecter ##

AT: "creator and finisher"

## weary ##

like someone who has run for a long time

## fainthearted ##

like someone who no longer wants to keep running