Hebrews 6:7-20

English Standard Version

⁷ For ^(A)land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. ⁸ But ^(B)if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, ^(C)and its end is to be burned.

⁹ Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. ¹⁰ For ^(D)God is not unjust so as to overlook ^(E)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in ^(F)serving the saints, as you still do. ¹¹ And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance ^(G)of hope until the end, ¹² so that you may not be sluggish, but ^(H)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The Certainty of God's Promise

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ^(I)he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, ^(J)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” ¹⁵ And thus Abraham,^{[a] (K)}having patiently waited, obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes ^(L)an oath is final for confirmation. ¹⁷ So when God desired to show more convincingly to ^(M)the heirs of the promise ^(N)the unchangeable character of his purpose, ^(O)he guaranteed it with an oath, ¹⁸ so that by two unchangeable things, in which ^(P)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope ^(Q)set before us. ¹⁹ We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into ^(R)the inner place behind the curtain, ²⁰ where Jesus has gone ^(S)as a forerunner on our behalf, ^(T)having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.