God’s Word Translation
Hebrews 6:15
15So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it.
Hebrews 6:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
- New International Version (NIV)And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Context of Hebrews 6:15
13God made a promise to Abraham. Since he had no one greater on whom to base his oath, he based it on himself. 14He said, “I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants.” So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it. 16When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments. 17God wouldn’t change his plan. He wanted to make this perfectly clear to those who would receive his promise, so he took an oath.
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καὶ οὕτως μακροθυμήσας ἐπέτυχεν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hebrews 6:15
- Hebrews 6:12Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are receiving the promises through faith and patience.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 15:2Abram asked, “Almighty Lord, what will you give me? Since I’m going to die without children, Eliezer of Damascus will inherit my household.
- Genesis 17:16I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become ⌞a mother of⌟ nations, and kings will come from her.”
- Genesis 21:2So she became pregnant, and at the exact time God had promised, she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age.
- Exodus 1:7But the descendants of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord answered me, “Write the vision. Make it clear on tablets so that anyone can read it quickly.
- Romans 4:17as Scripture says: “I have made you a father of many nations.” Abraham believed when he stood in the presence of the God who gives life to dead people and calls into existence things that don’t even exist.
Commentaries on Hebrews 6:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He obtained the promise - Isaac was supernaturally born; and in his birth God began to fulfill the promise: while he lived, he saw a provision made for the multiplication of his seed; and, having continued steadfast in the faith, he received the end of all the promises in the enjoyment of an eternal glory. And the inference from this is: If we believe and prove faithful unto death, we shall also inherit the promises; and this is what is implied in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And so, after he had patiently endured - After he had waited for a long time. He did not faint or grow weary, but he persevered in a confident expectation of the fulfillment of what God had so solemnly promised. He obtained the promise - Evidently the promise referred to in the oath - that he would have a numerous posterity. The apostle intimates that he had waited for that a long time; that his faith did not waver, and that in due season the object of…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. 15God promised to make Abraham a great nation through Isaac (Exodus 1:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. so--thus relying on the promise.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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