Hebrews 6:15
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Cross-references
Hebrews 6:12 introduces faith and patience to inherit promises; 6:15 then gives Abraham as the prime example of such patience.
Hebrews 12:1 urges running with perseverance—the same endurance that enabled Abraham to obtain the promise.
Hebrews 11:27 describes Moses persevering by faith—another example of endurance leading to God's reward.
Hebrews 10:36 directly states that perseverance leads to receiving what God promised—mirroring Abraham's experience.
Genesis 15:2-6 shows Abraham believing God's promise of a son, the faith that underlies the patient waiting in Hebrews 6:15.
Genesis 17:16 reiterates the specific promise of a son through Sarah, which Abraham obtained after patient waiting.
Genesis 21:2-7 records Isaac's birth—the very promise Abraham obtained after waiting patiently, fulfilling God's word.
Habakkuk 2:3 urges waiting for the appointed time—directly paralleling Abraham's patient waiting for the promise.
Romans 4:17-25 expounds Abraham's faith against hope, the same faith that led to his patient waiting and obtaining the promise.
Genesis 12:2 is the original promise to Abram: 'I will bless you and make you a great nation' — the promise Abraham patiently obtained.
Romans 8:25 connects patient waiting to hope for the unseen—the same virtue that enabled Abraham to obtain the promise.
James 1:12 promises the crown of life to those who persevere—directly parallel to Abraham's patient endurance receiving the promise.
James 5:7 uses the farmer's patience as a metaphor, echoing Abraham's patient waiting for the promise.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 commends perseverance in trials—the same steadfastness Abraham showed while waiting.
In 1 Thessalonians 1:3, endurance is inspired by hope—parallel to Abraham's patient hope for the promise.
Romans 12:12 exhorts patience in affliction—a general instruction that echoes Abraham's specific endurance.
2 Timothy 2:3 calls for endurance like a soldier—a broader call to hardship that parallels Abraham's patient endurance.