Hebrews 6:12

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Hebrews 6:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible

10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

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

13 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

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Hebrews 5:11

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 24:30

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Proverbs 24:31

Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:32

I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:33

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 24:34

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Matthew 25:26

‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

Romans 12:11

Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.

Jeremiah 6:16

This 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 4:12

And 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.

James 5:10

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:11

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Peter 3:5

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

1 Peter 3:6

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

Hebrews 6:15

And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:10

For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.

Hebrews 11:12

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Hebrews 11:13

All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 11:14

Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

Hebrews 11:15

If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Luke 8:15

But 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 2:7

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Romans 8:26

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 too deep for words.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:10

“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

Revelation 14:12

Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

Hebrews 11:33

who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

Matthew 22:32

‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

Luke 16:22

One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 20:37

Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

Luke 20:38

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

1 John 2:25

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”