Hebrews 6:12

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

Cross-reference

In Hebrews 6:15, Abraham is the prime example of patience leading to receiving the promise — exactly the pattern the readers are to imitate.

Hebrews 6:17 explains God guaranteed His promise with an oath—the same inheritance promised to those who show faith and patience in verse 12.

Hebrews 13:7 explicitly commands imitation of leaders' faith, directly supporting 6:12's call to imitate those who inherit promises.

Hebrews 12:1 calls for endurance in the race, echoing the patience needed to inherit promises as urged in 6:12.

Hebrews 11:33 explicitly says the faithful 'obtained promises', directly matching the inheritance promised here.

In Hebrews 11:17, Abraham's tested faith in offering Isaac illustrates the patient faith that inherits promises.

Hebrews 11:9 shows Abraham living by faith as an heir of the same promise, exemplifying the faith and patience urged here.

In Hebrews 11:8-16, the patriarchs exemplify faith and patience, living as strangers to inherit the promise — the very model urged in 6:12.

In Hebrews 10:36, the same call to endurance is repeated — doing God's will leads to receiving the promise, echoing the need for faith and patience.

In Hebrews 5:11, the author calls them 'dull of hearing' — the same sluggishness warned against in 6:12.

Hebrews 1:14 Related theme

In Hebrews 1:14, angels serve those who will inherit salvation, sharing the inheritance theme with the promise here.

In Proverbs 12:24, the promise that the diligent will rule reinforces the warning against sluggishness in Hebrews 6:12.

In Revelation 13:10, the call for endurance and faith of the saints directly parallels the combination of faith and patience in 6:12.

James 5:11 Parallel

James 5:11 highlights Job's steadfastness as an example of patience leading to blessing, echoing the faith and patience that inherit promises.

James 5:10 Parallel

James 5:10 cites prophets as an example of suffering and patience, directly supporting the call to imitate those who inherit promises.

In 1 Thessalonians 1:3, the triad of faith, love, and steadfastness parallels the combination of faith and patience in inheriting promises.

In Proverbs 13:4, the lazy man's desires go unfulfilled while the diligent thrive — echoing the call to diligence in Hebrews 6:12.

In Proverbs 15:19, the lazy man's path is blocked — a vivid image of the sluggishness warned against in Hebrews 6:12.

In Proverbs 18:9, slothfulness is linked to destruction — warning against the sluggishness Hebrews 6:12 urges believers to avoid.

Romans 12:11 exhorts not to be slothful in zeal, directly paralleling the call to avoid sluggishness and be diligent.

Romans 8:25 Parallel

In Romans 8:25, waiting with patience for unseen hope directly supports the call to patience in inheriting promises.

Romans 4:12 Parallel

Romans 4:12 describes walking in Abraham's footsteps of faith, directly parallel to imitating those who inherit promises through faith.

Romans 2:7 Parallel

In Romans 2:7, patience in well-doing leads to eternal life — a parallel to inheriting the promises through faith and patience.

Luke 8:15 Parallel

In Luke 8:15, bearing fruit with patience mirrors 6:12 — combining hearing the word (faith) and endurance to produce fruit and inherit.

In Matthew 25:14-30, the Parable of the Talents rewards diligent servants and punishes the lazy — illustrating the call to diligence in Hebrews 6:12.

In Proverbs 24:30-34, the neglected field illustrates the consequences of laziness — a picture of the sluggishness opposed in Hebrews 6:12.

Galatians 3:18 clarifies inheritance comes by promise, not law—the same promise-based inheritance Hebrews 6:12 exhorts believers to patiently inherit.

1 Peter 1:5 Parallel

1 Peter 1:5 describes being guarded through faith for salvation — the same inheritance promised to those with faith and patience in 6:12.

Revelation 2:3 commends patient endurance — mirroring the patience that leads to inheriting promises in 6:12.

Romans 12:12 directly exhorts patience in tribulation and constancy—matching the faith and patience needed to inherit promises in Hebrews 6:12.

1 Corinthians 11:1 calls for imitating Paul as of Christ—the same 'imitators' concept in Hebrews 6:12, urging follow of faithful examples.

In Revelation 14:12, the same call to endurance and faith appears, linking patient faith to keeping God's commandments.

2 Corinthians 1:20 affirms all God's promises are fulfilled in Christ—the basis for the inheritance believers receive through faith and patience in Hebrews 6:12.

2 Peter 1:10 urges diligence to confirm one's calling, mirroring the call to imitate those who inherit promises through faith and patience.

Matthew 25:18 shows a servant burying his talent—a concrete example of the sluggishness Hebrews 6:12 warns against, contrasting faithful patience.

Joshua 22:5 Parallel

Joshua 22:5 exhorts steadfast obedience and wholehearted devotion, mirroring Hebrews 6:12's call to imitate faithful perseverance.

Revelation 14:13 Related theme

Revelation 14:13 promises blessing and rest for those who die in the Lord, echoing the reward of faithful endurance that Hebrews 6:12 urges.

2 Peter 1:6 Related theme

2 Peter 1:6 lists steadfastness as a virtue — parallel to the patience needed to inherit promises in 6:12.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 speaks of eternal comfort and good hope through grace—the hope that sustains the patience called for in Hebrews 6:12.