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Hebrews 6:15

PatienceWaiting on GodGod's faithfulness

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

17 Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
KJV
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
WEB
Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
ASV
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
DARBY
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
BLB
And thus having waited patiently, he obtained the promise.
ÅB
og da han slik hadde ventet tålmodig, oppnådde han det som var lovt.
OTB
Så, etter at Abraham tålmodig hadde holdt ut, mottok han det som var lovet.
B1930
og da han således hadde ventet tålmodig, opnådde han det som var lovt.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 12:2–3

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

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  • Romans 4:17–25

    (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

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  • Genesis 15:2–6

    And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

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  • Hebrews 6:12

    That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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  • Genesis 21:2–7

    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

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  • Genesis 17:16–17

    And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

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  • Exodus 1:7

    And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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  • Habakkuk 2:2–3

    And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

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