Hebrews 6:11–20

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.^d

INHERITING THE PROMISE

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.^{De 15}And 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. ¹⁷Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,^{f 18}so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.^{g 19}We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.^{h 20}Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner,ⁱ because he has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.^j