2) The exhortations, v.1b-cThe words “let us” indicate that there are two commands. One is negative; the other positive.a) To put away, v.1bContinuing the athletic motif, like a runner, we are not to carry extra weight; it makes the goal more difficult than it otherwise should be. The “sin that easily besets us,” the needless weight, is unbelief (10:38-39), the counterpart of faith leading to endurance.b) To take on, v.1cEvery “runner” must learn the necessity of endurance, perseverance, and discipline.