Hebrews 6:12–15
12 so that you may not be sluggish, but dimitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ehe swore by himself, 14 saying, f“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,2 ghaving patiently waited, obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 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. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Then 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.
13 For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
14 “I will certainly bless you,
and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 We do not want you to become lazy. Be like those who through faith and patience will receive what God has promised.
13 God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 Abraham waited patiently for this to happen, and he received what God promised.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself, 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises. 13 For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself, 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee; 15 and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are receiving the promises through faith and patience.
13 God made a promise to Abraham. Since he had no one greater on whom to base his oath, he based it on himself. 14 He said, “I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:
14 I will indeed bless you,
and I will greatly multiply you.
15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying,
“Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.”
15 And so, by persevering, he obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 We don’t want you to slow down. Instead, be like those who have faith and are patient. They will receive what God promised.
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, he took an oath to keep it. But there was no one greater than himself to take an oath by. So he took his oath by making an appeal to himself.
14 He said, “I will certainly bless you. I will give you many children.” 15 Abraham was patient while he waited. Then he received what God promised him.
Hebrews 6:12–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
14 saying, “I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.”
15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.