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Hebrews 6:15 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 6 · verse 15
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.Hebrews 6:15 · King James Version
Hebrews 6:15 in context
13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- obtainedepitygchanōto light or hit upon any person or thing, to attain to, obtainG2013 →
- enduredmakrothymeōto be of a long spirit, not to lose heart, to persevere patiently and bravely in enduring…G3114 →
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The apostle, having applied himself to the fears of the Hebrews, in order to excite their diligence and prevent their apostasy, now proceeds to apply himself to their hopes, and candidly declares the good hope he had concerning them, that they would persevere;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20