Hebrews 6:12

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Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

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  • Heb 10:36 : 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
  • Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
  • Jer 6:16 : 16 This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Heb 5:11 : 11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  • Rev 13:10 : 10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.
  • Rev 14:12-13 : 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to faith in Jesus. 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them."
  • Heb 6:15 : 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
  • Jas 1:3 : 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
  • Jas 5:10-11 : 10 Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience. 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
  • 1 Pet 3:5-6 : 5 For in this way, in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands. 6 Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her children if you do what is good and do not fear anything that frightens you.
  • 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.
  • Matt 22:32 : 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.'
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.
  • Luke 16:22 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
  • Luke 20:37-38 : 37 Even Moses showed that the dead are raised, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' 38 He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for to him all are alive.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
  • Rom 8:25-26 : 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspeakable groanings.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord with a fervent spirit.
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.
  • 2 Thess 1:4 : 4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
  • Song 1:8 : 8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.
  • Heb 11:8-9 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,
  • Heb 11:33 : 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.

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  • Heb 6:9-11
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    9 But we are confident of better things concerning you, dear friends—things that accompany salvation—even though we speak in this way.

    10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.

    11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized.

  • Heb 10:35-37
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    35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

    36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

    37 For yet in a very little while, the One who is coming will come and will not delay.

  • Gal 6:9-10
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    9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

    10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

  • Heb 6:15
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    15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

  • Rom 12:11-12
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    11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord with a fervent spirit.

    12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.

  • Heb 12:1-3
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    1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.

    2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

    3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

  • Heb 11:39
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    39 And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised.

  • Heb 6:13
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    13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Jas 1:3-4
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    3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

    4 Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

  • Rom 2:7
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    7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

  • Heb 4:11
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    11 Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13 But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.

  • Heb 6:17-18
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    17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

    18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

  • Rom 5:4
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    4 And endurance produces character, and character produces hope.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23 Let us hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

  • Phil 3:17
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    17 Join together in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and keep your eyes on those who live as we do, as they are an example for you.

  • Rom 8:25
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    25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

  • Heb 4:6
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    6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,

  • Rom 15:4
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    4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

  • Heb 4:1
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    1 Therefore, let us be cautious lest any of you seem to have fallen short of the promise of entering His rest.

  • Heb 11:13
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    13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • 1 Pet 1:4
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    4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.

  • 2 Thess 1:4
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    4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

  • Jas 5:7
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    7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

  • Heb 11:6
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    6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.

  • Rom 4:18
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    18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'

  • Heb 12:12-13
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    12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees.

    13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

  • 2 Pet 1:6
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    6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

  • Heb 3:12
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    12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.

  • Heb 11:8-9
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    8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

    9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

  • Rev 14:12
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    12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to faith in Jesus.

  • Heb 11:2
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    2 For by it the ancients were commended.

  • Heb 13:7
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    7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

  • Heb 6:1
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    1 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary teachings about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

  • Rom 4:20
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    20 He did not waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

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