Hebrews 6:12

“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”

"That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." - Hebrews 6:12
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What does Hebrews 6:12 mean?

Hebrews 6:12 in the King James Version reads, "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." This verse comes from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament, and it is part of a larger passage in which the author exhorts the…

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Inherit the Promises: The Call to Faithful Diligence

The journey of faith is often marked by a series of challenges, trials, and temptations. In Hebrews 6:12, we are reminded of the crucial attitude that every believer must adopt: "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises"…

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A Prayer for Perseverance and Faithfulness

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth found in the Book of Hebrews, chapter 6, verse 12, which states: "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Lord, I come to You in…

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Hebrews 6:12 - "That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
Hebrews 12:6 - "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
"For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth." - Hebrews 12:6
Hebrews 12:8
Hebrews 6:1
Hebrews 6:1
Hebrews 6:11-12 - "And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises."
Hebrews 12:12 - "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;"
Hebrews 12:29 - "For our God is a consuming fire."
Hebrews 6:3 - "And this will we do, if God permit."
"Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah," - Nehemiah 12:6
Hebrews 7:12 - "For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law."
Hebrews 12:21 - "And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)"
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 8:12 - "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."
"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
Hebrews 6:2 - "Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment."
Hebrews 6:5 - "And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,"
Hebrews 10:6 - "In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
"For our God [is] a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29
Hebrews 12:5-6 - "And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”"
"And this will we do, if God permit." - Hebrews 6:3
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 6:15 - "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise."
"Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;" - Hebrews 12:12
Hebrews 6:6 - "If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame."
"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12