Hebrews 6:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πεπείσμεθα δὲ, περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀγαπητοί, τὰ κρείσσονα καὶ ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, εἰ καὶ οὕτως λαλοῦμεν.

Transliteration

Pepeismetha de, peri hymōn, agapētoi, the kreissona and echomena sōtērias, ei kai houtōs laloumen.

Grammar Details

• *Pepeismetha*: perfect passive indicative, 1st person plural - we are persuaded
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning
• *hymōn*: genitive plural - of you
• *agapētoi*: vocative plural masculine - beloved
• *kreissona*: accusative plural neuter - better things
• *echomena*: present middle/passive participle, accusative plural neuter - accompanying
• *sōtērias*: genitive singular feminine - of salvation
• *ei*: conjunction - if/even if
• *kai*: conjunction - and/also/even
• *houtōs*: adverb - thus/so
• *laloumen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we speak

Word Meanings

• *Pepeismetha*: we are persuaded/convinced
• *agapētoi*: beloved/dear ones
• *kreissona*: better things/superior things
• *echomena*: accompanying/belonging to/connected with
• *sōtērias*: salvation/deliverance
• *houtōs*: thus/in this way/so
• *laloumen*: we speak/we talk

Referenced Verses

• Heb 6:4-6 : 4 For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, 6 and [then] fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
• Heb 10:34 : 34 For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took {G3326} joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves {G1722} {G3772} a better possession and an abiding one.
• Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of them that shrink back unto perdition; but of them that have faith unto the saving of the soul.
• Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
• Phil 1:6-7 : 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
• 1 Thess 1:3-4 : 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; 4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
• Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
• Heb 2:3 : 3 how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;
• Heb 5:9 : 9 and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.
• Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
• Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 10:14 : 14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
• 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For {G2596} godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, [a repentance] which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
• Acts 11:18 : 18 And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the {G2873} love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.