New American Standard Bible 2020
Hebrews 6:12-17
12soG2443 thatG2443 you will not be sluggishG3576, but 1imitatorsG3402 of thoseG3588 who throughG1223 2faithG4102 and enduranceG3115 3inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.
13For 4when GodG2316 madeG1861 the promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, sinceG1893 He couldG2192 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by noG3762 oneG3762 greaterG3173, He 5sworeG3660 by HimselfG1438, 14sayingG3004, “6indeedG1487G3375 I will greatlyG2127 blessG2127 you and I will greatlyG4129 multiplyG4129 you.” 15And soG3779, 7having patientlyG3114 waitedG3114, he obtainedG2013 the promiseG1860. 168For peopleG444 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by 9oneG3173 greaterG3173 than themselves, and with them 10an oathG3727 serving as confirmationG951 is an endG4009 of everyG3956 disputeG485. 1711In the sameG3739 way GodG2316, desiringG1014 evenG4053 moreG4053 to demonstrateG1925 to 12the heirsG2818 of the promiseG1860 1314the fact that His purposeG1012 is unchangeableG276, 15confirmedG3315 it with an oathG3727,
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 Lit the unchangeableness of His ↩
- 14. Hebrews 6:17 Ps 110:4; Prov 19:21; Heb 6:18 ↩
- 15. Hebrews 6:17 Or mediated ↩
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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