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Hebrews 6:15
And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses believers facing spiritual delay or persecution, using Abraham’s historical experience to illustrate faithful endurance. The statement follows an explanation of God’s oath to bless and multiply Abraham’s descendants.
The words — μακροθυμὴσας (makrothymēsas) translates literally to “having waited patiently,” emphasizing prolonged endurance rather than passive delay. ἐπέτυχεν (epetuchen) means “he obtained,” indicating the successful realization of the promise.
The thread — The text states that Abraham obtained the promise after waiting patiently, a narrative that first appears in Genesis 12:2 and is later cited in Romans 4:17, with his childless struggle recorded in Genesis 15:2.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that divine promises operate on a timeline of endurance rather than immediate satisfaction. The text demands a posture of patient waiting before claiming fulfillment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Cross-references
- Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Romans 4:17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
- Genesis 15:2 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 21:2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Hebrews 6:12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Exodus 1:7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.