Christian Standard Bible
Hebrews 6:14
14I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.
Hebrews 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
- New International Version (NIV)saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."
- New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
Context of Hebrews 6:14
12so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance. 13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself: I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you. 15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. 16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
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λέγων· εἰ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ σε·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hebrews 6:14
- Genesis 17:2I will set up my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.”
- Genesis 48:4He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession to your future descendants.’
- Exodus 32:13Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel — you swore to them by yourself and declared, ‘I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it forever.’”
- Deuteronomy 1:10The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- Nehemiah 9:23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky and brought them to the land you told their ancestors to go in and possess.
Commentaries on Hebrews 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - I will continue to bless thee. Multiplying I will multiply thee - I will continue to increase thy posterity. In the most literal manner God continues to fulfill this promise; genuine Christians are Abraham's seed, and God is increasing their number daily. See the notes on Genesis 22:12-18; (note); and Genesis 23:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - That is, I will certainly bless thee. The phrase is a Hebrew mode of expression, to denote emphasis or certainty - indicated by the repetition of a word; compare Genesis 14:23; Exodus 8:10; Joel 3:14; Judges 5:30; Judges 15:16. Multiplying I will multiply thee - I will greatly increase thee - I will grant thee an exceedingly numerous posterity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 The hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as faith also. The promise of blessedness God has made to believers, is from God's eternal purpose, settled between the eternal Father, Son, and Spirit. These promises of God may safely be depended upon; for here we have two things which cannot change, the counsel and the oath of God, in which…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Abraham was a leading example of faith. He believed God would give him a son and was ready to sacrifice that son to obey God (Hebrews 11:17–19; Genesis 15:1–5; 22:1–14). Because of Abraham's faith, God promised to bless him and increase his descendants.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. multiplying ... multiply--Hebraism for superabundantly multiply. thee--The increase of Abraham's seed is virtually an increase of himself. The argument here refers to Abraham himself as an example; therefore Paul quotes Ge 22:17, "thee," instead of "thy seed."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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