Hebrews 6:17 Cross References - Moffatt

¹⁷ God, in his desire to afford the heirs of the Promise a special proof of the solid character of his purpose, interposed with an oath;

¹⁰ The thief only comes to steal, to slay, and to destroy: I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.

¹⁷ and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ — for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.

²⁹ For God never goes back upon his gifts and call.

²⁹ Now if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring; in virtue of the Promise, you are heirs.

¹² so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

¹⁶ For as men swear by a greater than themselves, and as an oath means to them a guarantee that ends any dispute,

¹⁸ so that by these two solid facts (the Promise and the Oath), where it is impossible for God to be false, we refugees might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us,

⁷ It was by faith that Noah, after being told by God what was still unseen, reverently constructed an ark to save his household; thus he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that follows faith.

⁹ It was by faith that he sojourned in the promised land, as in a foreign country, residing in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob who were co-heirs with him of the same promise;

¹⁷ all we are given is good, and all our endowments are faultless, descending from above, from the Father of the heavenly lights, who knows no change of rising and setting, who casts no shadow on the earth.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers; has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm which he has promised to those who love him?

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a life of hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁷ In the same way you husbands must be considerate in living with your wives, since they are the weaker sex; you must honour them as heirs equally with yourselves of the grace of Life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.