Hebrews 6:12-13

6:12 so that you may not be sluggish, ¹  but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:15

6:15 And so by persevering, Abraham ²  inherited the promise.

Hebrews 6:17

6:17 In the same way ³  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ⁴  and so he intervened with an oath,

[6:12]  ¹ tn Or “dull.”

[6:15]  ² tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Abraham) has been specified for clarity.

[6:17]  ³ tn Grk “in which.”

[6:17]  ⁴ tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”