Hebrews 6:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων, ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι Θεόν, ἰσχυρὰν παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν, οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος:

Transliteration

Hina dia dyo pragmatōn ametathētōn, in which adynaton pseusasthai Theon, ischyran paraklēsin echōmen, the ones kataphygontes kratēsai tēs prokeimenēs elpidos:

Grammar Details

• *Hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through/by
• *dyo*: numeral - two
• *pragmatōn*: genitive plural neuter - things/matters
• *ametathētōn*: genitive plural neuter - unchangeable
• *adynaton*: nominative/accusative singular neuter - impossible
• *pseusasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to lie
• *Theon*: accusative singular masculine - God
• *ischyran*: accusative singular feminine - strong
• *paraklēsin*: accusative singular feminine - encouragement/consolation
• *echōmen*: present active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might have
• *kataphygontes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having fled for refuge
• *kratēsai*: aorist active infinitive - to lay hold of
• *tēs prokeimenēs*: present middle/passive participle, genitive singular feminine - of the set before
• *elpidos*: genitive singular feminine - of hope

Word Meanings

• *Hina*: so that/in order that
• *pragmatōn*: things/matters/facts
• *ametathētōn*: unchangeable/immutable
• *adynaton*: impossible
• *pseusasthai*: to lie/to speak falsely
• *ischyran*: strong/powerful
• *paraklēsin*: encouragement/consolation/comfort
• *kataphygontes*: having fled for refuge/taken refuge
• *kratēsai*: to lay hold of/to seize/to grasp
• *prokeimenēs*: set before/set forth/lying before us
• *elpidos*: hope/expectation

Referenced Verses

• Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
• Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
• 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”
• Isa 27:5 : 5 unless they became my subjects and made peace with me; let them make peace with me.
• Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice. 2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
• Isa 51:12 : 12 “I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
• Isa 56:4 : 4 For this is what the LORD says:“For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,
• Isa 64:7 : 7 No one invokes your name, or makes an effort to take hold of you. For you have rejected us and handed us over to our own sins.
• Gen 19:22 : 22 Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.”(This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)
• Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
• Zech 9:12 : 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.
• Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• 1 Kgs 2:28 : 28 When the news reached Joab(for Joab had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ran to the tent of the LORD and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
• Num 35:11-15 : 11 you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee. 12 And they must stand as your towns of refuge from the avenger in order that the killer may not die until he has stood trial before the community. 13 These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge. 14 “You must give three towns on this side of the Jordan, and you must give three towns in the land of Canaan; they must be towns of refuge. 15 These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the resident foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.
• Josh 20:3 : 3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.
• Ps 110:4 : 4 The LORD makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it:“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”
• 1 Tim 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
• 1 Tim 6:12 : 12 Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.
• 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
• Heb 3:11 : 11 “As I swore in my anger,‘They will never enter my rest!’”
• Luke 2:25 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Rom 3:4 : 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written:“so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
• Rom 3:25 : 25 God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
• Rom 15:5 : 5 Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
• 2 Cor 1:5-7 : 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. 6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
• Phil 2:1 : 1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,
• Col 1:5 : 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
• Col 1:27 : 27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.
• Heb 7:21 : 21 but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him,“The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,‘You are a priest forever’”–
• Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• Heb 12:1-2 : 1 The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1 John 1:10 : 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.
• 1 John 5:10 : 10 (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.)
• Prov 3:18 : 18 She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.
• Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter!(Selah)
• Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
• Isa 66:10-13 : 10 Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy, all you who have mourned over her! 11 For you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished; you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts. 12 For this is what the LORD says:“Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees. 13 As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.
• Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
• 2 Cor 5:18-21 : 18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf,“Be reconciled to God!” 21 God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.