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You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Hebrews 10:36 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
  • KJV For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • NKJV For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
  • NASB For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
  • NLT Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

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Quick answer

You need endurance to do God's will and receive what he has promised. Perseverance is the path to the promised inheritance.

Overview

The believers need 'endurance', steadfast perseverance, so that, having done God's will, they may receive his promise. The Christian life requires patient continuance, not a single burst of zeal. The promised reward awaits those who persevere to the end in faith and obedience.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 36

  • Heb 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
  • Ps 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
  • Jas 5:7–11Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
  • 1 Cor 13:7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
  • Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
  • Heb 6:15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
  • Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
  • Rev 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
  • Jas 1:3–4because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
  • Matt 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  • Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Rom 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  • 1 Jn 2:17The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  • Col 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
  • Heb 9:15Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  • Col 3:24because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
  • Heb 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  • Rom 15:4–5For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  • Heb 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 Pet 1:9now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
  • Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
  • Rom 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  • Matt 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  • Matt 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  • Matt 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  • Col 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  • Rom 5:3–4Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  • John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  • Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
  • Matt 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  • Eph 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
  • 1 Th 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  • Rev 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
  • Ps 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  • Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

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Christ at the center

Hebrews is sustained worship of Christ: better than angels, Moses, and the priests; the great High Priest after Melchizedek who by one sacrifice perfects forever those he saves.

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