Hebrews 6:11-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 6
11And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises.
13For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
14saying, 'INDEED I WILL GREATLY BLESS YOU AND I WILL GREATLY MULTIPLY YOU.'
15And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
16For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
King James Version
Chapter 6
11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 6
11Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end, 12so that you won't become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.
13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:
14I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.
15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
New Living Translation
Chapter 6
11Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. 12Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.English Standard Version
Chapter 6
11And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, 12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
14saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”
15And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
New International Version
Chapter 6
11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized. 12We 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
Chapter 6
11And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
14saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.