SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:32
Pero traed a la memoria los días pasados en los cuales despus de haber recibido la luz, sufristeis gran combate de aflicciones.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Hebrew 10:32
Verse 32. But call to remembrance] It appears from this, and indeed from some parts of the Gospel history, that the first believers in Judea were greatly persecuted; our Lord's crucifixion, Stephen's martyrdom, the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, Acts viii. 1, Herod's persecution, Acts xii. 1, in which James was killed, and the various persecutions of St. Paul, sufficiently show that this disposition was predominant among that bad people. A great fight of afflictions] pollhn aqlhsin paqhmatwn? A great combat or contention of sufferings. Here we have an allusion to the combats at the Grecian games, or to exhibitions of gladiators at the public spectacles; and an intimation how honourable it was to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, and to overcome through the blood of the Lamb, and their own testimony.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 32. But call to remembrance the former days , etc..] The words may be considered either as a declaration of what they had done, and be read, but ye do call to remembrance, etc.. or as an exhortation to remember the days of their espousals, the times of their first conversion: and the apostle's design in this is, to mitigate the terror the preceding words might strike them with; and to aggravate the disgrace of turning back, when they had behaved so bravely in former times; and to encourage their faith and trust in God: in which after ye were illuminated , by the Spirit of God, to see their impurity, impotence, and unrighteousness, and their lost and miserable state by nature; and to behold Christ and salvation by him; and to have some light into the doctrines of the Gospel; and some glimmering of the glories of another world. The Syriac and Ethiopic versions render it baptized; now such as are converted, and are brought to make a public profession of their faith, and submit to the ordinances of Christ, are, in common, immediately called to suffer reproach and persecution of one kind or another; so Christ, after his baptism, was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil: Satan is spiteful and malicious, and God suffers afflictions to befall his people to try their graces, and to inure them to troubles early, as follows; ye endured a great fight of afflictions ; meaning some violent persecution from their own countrymen, either at the death of Stephen, in which the apostle, being then unconverted; was concerned himself; or rather some other time of trouble, after the apostle was converted, to which he seems to have respect in ( 1 Thessalonians 2:14,15), these Hebrews, being enlisted as soldiers under Christ, the Captain of their salvation, were quickly engaged in a warfare, and were called forth to fight a fight of afflictions, and a very great one; and which they endured with patience, courage, and intrepidity.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 32-39 - Many and various afflictions united against the early Christians, an they had a great conflict. The Christian spirit is not a selfis spirit; it puts us upon pitying others, visiting them, helping them and pleading for them. All things here are but shadows. The happines of the saints in heaven will last for ever; enemies can never take i away as earthly goods. This will make rich amends for all we may los and suffer here. The greatest part of the saints' happiness, as yet, is in promise. It is a trial of the patience of Christians, to be conten to live after their work is done, and to stay for their reward til God's time to give it is come. He will soon come to them at death, to end all their sufferings, and to give them a crown of life. The Christian's present conflict may be sharp, but will be soon over. God never is pleased with the formal profession and outward duties an services of such as do not persevere; but he beholds them with grea displeasure. And those who have been kept faithful in great trails for the time past, have reason to hope for the same grace to help the still to live by faith, till they receive the end of their faith an patience, even the salvation of their souls. Living by faith, and dyin in faith, our souls are safe for ever __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
αναμιμνησκεσθε 363 5732 δε 1161 τας 3588 προτερον 4386 ημερας 2250 εν 1722 αις 3739 φωτισθεντες 5461 5685 πολλην 4183 αθλησιν 119 υπεμεινατε 5278 5656 παθηματων 3804
Vincent's NT Word Studies
32. After ye were illuminated (fwtisqentev). See on ch. vi. 4.A great fight (pollhn aqlhsin). Aqlhsiv N.T.o , o LXX. See on ajlqh strive, 2 Tim. ii. 5. See Introduction, on the allusions in the epistle to persecution.
