Hebrews 6:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.”
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BSBPD
“And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Hebrews 6:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 17:16And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Genesis 21:2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
- Romans 4:17As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
- Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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