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11 And we covet that each of you show the same busyness to the filling of hope [to the full-filling of hope] into the end;

12 that ye be not made slow, but also followers of them, which by faith and patience shall inherit the promises.

13 For God promising to Abraham, for he had none greater, by whom he should swear, swore by himself,

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11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(A) for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(B) those who through faith and patience(C) inherit what has been promised.(D)

The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(E)

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