Hebrews 6:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 6:12

10 For ^aGod is not unjust to forget ^byour work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ^cministered to the saints, and do minister.

11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence ^ato the full assurance of hope until the end,

12 that you do not become¹ sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience ^ainherit the promises.

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13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, ^aHe swore by Himself,

14 saying, ^a“Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the ^apromise.

16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and ^aan oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to ^athe heirs of promise ^bthe immutability of His counsel,² confirmed it by an oath,

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 6:12

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American Standard Version
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Amplified® Bible
In order that you may not grow disinterested {and} become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith (by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance {and} waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.

Contemporary English Version
Then you would never be lazy. You would be following the example of those who had faith and were patient until God kept his promise to them.

Darby English Version
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

Good News Bible
We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.

International Standard Version
Then, instead of being lazy, you will become imitators of those who are inheriting the promises through faith and patience.

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

New American Standard Bible
so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

New International Version
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

New King James Version
that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so that you will not show sluggishness, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Young's Literal Translation
that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

New English Translation
so that you may not be sluggish,¹ but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

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