Hebrews 6:15

6:15 And so by persevering, Abraham ¹  inherited the promise.

Hebrews 11:9

11:9 By faith he lived as a foreigner ²  in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs ³  of the same promise.

Hebrews 4:1

God’s Promised Rest

4:1 Therefore we must be wary ⁴  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Hebrews 6:12

6:12 so that you may not be sluggish, ⁵  but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek ⁶  who does not share their ancestry ⁷  collected a tithe ⁸  from Abraham and blessed ⁹  the one who possessed the promise.

Hebrews 11:17

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, ¹⁰  yet he was ready to offer up ¹¹  his only son.

Hebrews 6:17

6:17 In the same way ¹²  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ¹³  and so he intervened with an oath,

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ¹⁴  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ¹⁵  on the earth.

[6:15]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Abraham) has been specified for clarity.

[11:9]  ² tn Or “settled as a resident alien.”

[11:9]  ³ tn Or “heirs with him.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Grk “let us fear.”

[6:12]  ⁴ tn Or “dull.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

[7:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

[7:6]  ⁷ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ⁸ sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.

[11:17]  ⁶ tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.

[11:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.

[6:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “in which.”

[6:17]  ⁸ tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”

[11:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

[11:13]  ⁹ tn Or “sojourners.”