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We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
Hebrews 6:11 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
  • KJV And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
  • NKJV And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,
  • NASB And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,
  • NLT Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

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Quick answer

The writer longs for each of them to show the same diligence to the very end, so their hope may be full. Perseverance to the finish is his earnest desire for them.

Overview

He calls for sustained earnestness, not just past service but continued diligence to the end. 'The fullness of hope' is the assured, mature confidence that comes from persevering. This expresses the pastoral heart of the letter: that believers finish the race and inherit the promise.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 34

  • 2 Pet 1:5–8For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
  • Heb 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
  • Rom 5:2–5through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  • Heb 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
  • Heb 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
  • 2 Pet 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
  • Rev 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
  • 1 Jn 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
  • Heb 10:32–35Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
  • 1 Jn 3:1–3Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  • Isa 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
  • Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Th 3:13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
  • 2 Pet 3:14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
  • 1 Cor 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
  • Matt 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  • 1 Th 4:10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
  • 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • Rom 12:11–12Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
  • 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.
  • Phil 3:15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
  • Col 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
  • 1 Th 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
  • 1 Pet 1:3–5Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Rom 12:8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
  • Rom 8:24–25For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  • 1 Pet 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
  • Col 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
  • Col 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • Phil 1:9–11And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  • 1 Jn 3:19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  • Heb 6:18–20Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
  • 2 Th 2:16–17Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  • Gal 5:5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

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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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