"And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise." — Hebrews 6:15

Hebrews 6:15 · KJV

“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”

— Hebrews 6:15

Verse 14

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Verse 16

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.

Hebrews 6 — Context

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed {it} by an oath: {confirmed...: Gr. interposed himself by}

Cross References

Genesis 12:2-3

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Romans 4:17-25

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, {even} God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. {before him: or, like unto him}

Genesis 15:2-6

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house {is} this Eliezer of Damascus?

Genesis 17:16-17

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be {a mother} of nations; kings of people shall be of her. {she...: Heb. she shall become nations}

Hebrews 6:12

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Exodus 1:7

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Genesis 21:2-7

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Habakkuk 2:2-3

And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make {it} plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.