Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
But we are persuaded (pepeismeqa de). Perfect passive indicative of peiqw, literary plural. Note Paul's use of pepeismai in II Timothy 1:12.
Better things (ta kreissona). "The better things" than those pictures in Hebrews 6:4-8.
That accompany salvation (exomena swthriav). "Things holding on to salvation" (Mark 1:38), a common Greek phrase exomena, present middle participle of exw.
Though we thus speak (ei kai outwv laloumen). Concessive condition of the first class. Explanatory, not apologetic, of his plain talk.
Not unrighteous to forget (ou gar adikov epilaqesqai). Second aorist middle infinitive of epilanqanw with genitive case (ergou, work, agaphv, love). But even God cannot remember what they did not do.
In that ye ministered and still do minister (diakonhsantev kai diakonountev). First aorist active and present active participle of the one verb diakonew, the sole difference being the tense (single act aorist, repeated acts present).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 6:9:
Mark 1:38
Hebrews 6:6
Hebrews 6:11
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