# Hebrews 6.13 **Book:** [Hebrews](/codex/hebrews/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: 12. that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. > > **13. For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,** > > 14. saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15. And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. (Hebrews 6:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, 12. that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises. > > **13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,** > > 14. saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15. Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. (Hebrews 6:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. > > **13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,** > > 14. Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. (Hebrews 6:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end, 12. that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises. > > **13. For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,** > > 14. saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;' 15. and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise; (Hebrews 6:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Promise-Keeping Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-promise-keeping-convergence/), via [Hebrews 6.13-18](/codex/hebrews-6-13-18/) - [Euthyphro Dilemma Objection Defeater](/codex/euthyphro-dilemma-objection-defeater/) **Lexicon:** - [H1285 - berith](/codex/h1285-berith/), via [Hebrews 6.13-18](/codex/hebrews-6-13-18/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.