Hebrews 6:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπιθυμοῦμεν δὲ ἕκαστον ὑμῶν τὴν αὐτὴν ἐνδείκνυσθαι σπουδὴν πρὸς τὴν πληροφορίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἄχρι τέλους:

Transliteration

Epithymoumen de hekaston hymōn tēn autēn endeiknysthai spoudēn pros tēn plērophorian tēs elpidos achri telous:

Grammar Details

• *Epithymoumen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we desire
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *hekaston*: accusative singular masculine - each one
• *hymōn*: genitive plural - of you
• *tēn autēn*: accusative singular feminine - the same
• *endeiknysthai*: present middle infinitive - to show/display
• *spoudēn*: accusative singular feminine - diligence/earnestness
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward
• *tēn plērophorian*: accusative singular feminine - full assurance
• *tēs elpidos*: genitive singular feminine - of the hope
• *achri*: preposition + genitive - until
• *telous*: genitive singular neuter - end

Word Meanings

• *Epithymoumen*: we desire/we long for
• *hekaston*: each one/every one
• *endeiknysthai*: to show/to display/to demonstrate
• *spoudēn*: diligence/earnestness/zeal
• *plērophorian*: full assurance/complete certainty/fullness
• *elpidos*: hope/expectation
• *achri*: until/as far as
• *telous*: end/completion/goal

Referenced Verses

• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
• Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting; 4 And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
• Heb 10:22 : 22 Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
• Heb 10:32-35 : 32 But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles; 33 In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way. 34 For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever. 35 So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.
• 1 Pet 1:3-5 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you, 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.
• 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
• 2 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue, 6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind, 7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself. 8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:
• 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
• 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was. 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
• 1 John 3:14 : 14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.
• 1 John 3:19 : 19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,
• Rev 2:26 : 26 He who overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him I will give rule over the nations,
• Gal 5:5 : 5 For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
• Gal 6:9 : 9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
• Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience; 10 So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ; 11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
• Phil 3:15 : 15 Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:
• Col 1:5 : 5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
• Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
• Col 2:2 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
• 1 Thess 1:5 : 5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.
• 1 Thess 4:10 : 10 And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.
• 2 Thess 3:13 : 13 And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
• Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees? 25 But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.
• Rom 12:8 : 8 He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
• Rom 12:11-12 : 11 Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants; 12 Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
• Heb 6:18-20 : 18 So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false; 19 And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil; 20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
• Isa 32:17 : 17 And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
• Matt 24:13 : 13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.