New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 6:9-20

9But,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,we are convincedΠεπείσμεθαPepeismethaG3982of betterG2909thingsG2909concerningπερὶperiG4012you, and things thataccompanyἐχόμεναechomenaG2192salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532we are speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980in thisG3779wayG3779.

10ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316is not unjustἄδικοςadikosG94so as to forgetἐπιλαθέσθαιepilathesthaiG1950your workἔργουergouG2041and the loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26whichἧςhēsG3739you have shownἐνεδείξασθεenedeixastheG1731towardεἰςeisG1519His nameὄνομαonomaG3686, in havingministeredδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247and in still ministeringδιακονοῦντες.diakonountesG1247to thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

11And we desireἐπιθυμοῦμενepithumoumenG1937that eachG1538oneG1538of you showἐνδείκνυσθαιendeiknusthaiG1731the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710soπρὸςprosG4314as to realize thefullπληροφορίανplērophorianG4136assuranceG4136ofhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680untilἄχριachriG891the endτέλους·telousG5056,

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.

17In the sameᾧhōG3739way GodθεὸςtheosG2316,desiringβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014evenG4053moreG4053to showἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925tothe heirsκληρονόμοιςklēronomoisG2818of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860the unchangeablenessἀμετάθετονametathetonG276of His purposeβουλῆςboulēsG1012,interposedἐμεσίτευσενemesiteusenG3315with an oathὅρκῳ,horkōG3727,

18soἵναinaG2443that by twoδύοduoG1417unchangeableἀμεταθέτων,ametathetōnG276thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229in whichοἷςhoisG3739it is impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for Godθεόν,theonG2316to lieψεύσασθαιpseusasthaiG5574, we who havetakenG2703refugeG2703would haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192strongἰσχυρὰνischuranG2478encouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874to takeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902holdG2902ofthe hopeἐλπίδος·elpidosG1680setπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG4295beforeG4295us.

19ThisἣνhēnG3739hope we haveἔχομενechomenG2192as an anchorἄγκυρανagkuranG45of the soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590, a hopebothτεteG5037sureἀσφαλῆasphalēG804and steadfastβεβαίανbebaianG949and one whichentersεἰσερχομένηνeiserchomenēnG1525withinἐσώτερονesōteronG2082the veilκαταπετάσματος,katapetasmatosG2665,

20whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424has enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525as a forerunnerπρόδρομοςprodromosG4274for us, having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096ahighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198.

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