New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 6:12-17

12so that you will not be sluggish, but 1imitators of those who through 2faith and patience 3inherit the promises.

13For 4when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He 5swore by Himself, 14saying, “6I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.” 15And so, 7having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 8For men swear by 9one greater than themselves, and with them 10an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute. 17 11In the same way God, desiring even more to show to 12the heirs of the promise 13the unchangeableness of His purpose, 14interposed with an oath,

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Notes

1. Hebrews 6:12 Heb 13:7 ↩
2. Hebrews 6:12 2 Thess 1:4; James 1:3; Rev 13:10 ↩
3. Hebrews 6:12 Heb 1:14 ↩
4. Hebrews 6:13 Gal 3:15, 18 ↩
5. Hebrews 6:13 Gen 22:16; Luke 1:73 ↩
6. Hebrews 6:14 Gen 22:17 ↩
7. Hebrews 6:15 Gen 12:4; 21:5 ↩
8. Hebrews 6:16 Gal 3:15 ↩
9. Hebrews 6:16 Or Him who is greater ↩
10. Hebrews 6:16 Ex 22:11 ↩
11. Hebrews 6:17 Lit In which ↩
12. Hebrews 6:17 Heb 11:9 ↩
13. Hebrews 6:17 Ps 110:4; Prov 19:21; Heb 6:18 ↩
14. Hebrews 6:17 Or guaranteed ↩

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