Hebrews 6:11–20

¹¹Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope, ¹²so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance. ^a

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. ^bc

¹⁵And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham ^dobtained the promise. ¹⁶For men 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, ^e18so 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. ^f19We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. ^g20Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, ^hbecause He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. ⁱ