Hebrews 6:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
12 in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of the ones inheriting the promises through faith and patience.
For Abraham Waited Patiently And Obtained The Promise
13 For God, having promised to Abraham, swore by Himself— since He had by no one greater to swear— 14 saying [in Gen 22:17]: “Surely while blessing I will bless you, and while multiplying I will multiply[a] you”.
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- Hebrews 6:14 while blessing... multiply. This literal reflection of a Hebrew way of speaking means ‘I will surely bless and I will surely multiply’.
Hebrews 6:12-14
New International Version
12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(A) those who through faith and patience(B) inherit what has been promised.(C)
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(D) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”[a](E)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:14 Gen. 22:17
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