Hebrews 6:12

In 9 translations

BSB

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

KJV

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

WEB

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

ASV

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

LSV

that you may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

YLT

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

DBY

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

DRC

That you become not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises.

GNV

That ye be not slouthfull, but followers of them, which through faith and patience, inherite the promises.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἵνα μὴ νωθροὶ γένησθε, μιμηταὶ δὲ τῶν διὰ πίστεως καὶ μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τὰς ἐπαγγελίας.

RP2018

ἵνα μὴ νωθροὶ γένησθε, μιμηταὶ δὲ τῶν διὰ πίστεως καὶ μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τὰς ἐπαγγελίας.

TR-Boyd

ἵνα μὴ νωθροὶ γένησθε, μιμηταὶ δὲ τῶν διὰ πίστεως καὶ μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τὰς ἐπαγγελίας.

SCR1894

ινα μη νωθροι γενησθε μιμηται δε των δια πιστεως και μακροθυμιας κληρονομουντων τας επαγγελιας

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
• Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• 1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
• Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
• Proverbs 24:30–34I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I…
• Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
• Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
• Revelation 14:12–13Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this…
• James 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
• Hebrews 6:15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
• Romans 4:12And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
• Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
• Romans 8:25–26But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans…

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