Hebrews 12:2

Looking unto] The Gk. word is used of an artist who looks at his model. Jesus is the Great Exemplar, on whom, rather than on the cloud of witnesses, the runners are to fix their eyes. Author and perfecter] so RV: cp. Hebrews 2:10, where the word 'author' is rendered 'captain' in AV, Our faith suggests a system of Christian doctrine. But there is no word representing 'our' in the original. Jesus is leader in the way of faith, and He leads to the very end, exhibiting the perfection and triumph of faith.

For the joy] may mean 'instead of the joy,' i.e. renouncing it; but more likely 'in view of the joy,' i.e. the recompence of reward, as in Hebrews 11:26 : cp. Hebrews 11:1.