New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 6:12-16

12soἵναinaG2443that you will not be sluggishνωθροὶnōthroiG3576, butimitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of thoseG3588who throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115inheritκληρονομούντωνklēronomountōnG2816the promisesἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

13Forwhen Godθεός,theosG2316madeG1861the promiseἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosG1861to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893He couldεἶχενeichenG2192swearὀμόσαι,omosaiG3660by noG3762oneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173, HesworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660by Himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,

14sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I will surelyμὴν εὐλογῶνmēn eulogōnG3375 G2127blessεὐλογήσωeulogēsōG2127you and I will surelyπληθύνωνplēthunōnG4129multiplyπληθυνῶplēthunōG4129you.”

15And soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,having patientlyG3114waitedG3114,he obtainedἐπέτυχενepetuchenG2013the promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

16For menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444swearὀμνύουσιν,omnuousinG3660byoneG3173greaterG3173than themselves, and with theman oathὅρκος·horkosG3727givenas confirmationβεβαίωσινbebaiōsinG951is an endπέραςperasG4009of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956disputeἀντιλογίαςantilogiasG485.

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