Hebrews 6:10

King James Version

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
God is fair, and he will remember all the work you have done. He will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people and that you continue to help them.

Revised Standard Version
For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For god is not vnrighteous that he shuld forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of love which love shewed in his name which have ministred vnto the saynctes and yet minister

Hebrew Names Version
for God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you shown toward his name, in that you served the holy ones, and still do serve them.

New American Standard Bible
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints.

New Century Version
God is fair; he will not forget the work you did and the love you showed for him by helping his people. And he will remember that you are still helping them.

Update Bible Version
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in having served the saints and still serving.

Webster's Bible Translation
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

English Standard Version
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

World English Bible
for God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you shown toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Weymouth's New Testament
For God is not unjust so that He is unmindful of your labour and of the love which you have manifested towards Himself in having rendered services to His people and in still rendering them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For God is not vniust, that he foryete youre werk and loue, whiche ye han schewid in his name; for ye han mynystrid to seyntis, `and mynistren.

English Revised Version
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

Berean Standard Bible
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Contemporary English Version
God is always fair. He will remember how you helped his people in the past and how you are still helping them. You belong to God, and he won't forget the love you have shown his people.

Amplified Bible
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God's people), as you do.

American Standard Version
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

Bible in Basic English
For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

Complete Jewish Bible
For God is not so unfair as to forget your work and the love you showed for him in your past service to his people — and in your present service too.

Darby Translation
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.

International Standard Version
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown himshown for his name">[fn] as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.Proverbs 14:31; Matthew 10:42; 25:40; John 13:20; Romans 3:4; 15:25; 2 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-7; 2 Timothy 1:18;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For not unrighteous is Aloha, that he should forget your works and your charity which ye have manifested in his name, who have ministered unto the saints, and do minister.

Murdock Translation
For God is not unrighteous, to forget your works, and your charity which ye have shown in his name, in that ye have ministered and do minister to the saints.

King James Version (1611)
For God is not vnrighteous, to forget your worke and labour of loue, which yee haue shewed toward his Name, in that yee haue ministred to the Saints, and doe minister.

New Living Translation
For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

New Life Bible
God always does what is right. He will not forget the work you did to help the Christians and the work you are still doing to help them. This shows your love for Christ.

New Revised Standard
For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For God is not vnrighteous, that hee should forget your worke, and labour of loue, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye haue ministred vnto the Saints, and yet minister.

George Lamsa Translation
For God is not unjust to forget your works and your labor of love which you have made known in his name, for you have ministered to the saints and still do minister.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered and do minister to the saints.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For God is not vnryghteous, to forget your worke & labour of loue, whiche ye haue shewed towarde his name, hauyng ministred to the saintes, and [do] minister.

Good News Translation
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

Christian Standard Bible®
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints—and by continuing to serve them.

Lexham English Bible
For God is not unjust, so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name by having served the saints, and continuing to serve them.

Literal Translation
For God is not unjust, to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed to His name, ministering to the saints, and now are ministering.

Young's Literal Translation
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For God is not vnrighteous, that he shulde forget youre worke and laboure of loue, which ye shewed in his name, whan ye mynistred vnto the sayntes, and yet mynister.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for God is too just to his promise not to regard your piety, and the love which you have shewn to the christian religion by the assistance ye have given to the saints, and still continue to give.

New English Translation
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

New King James Version
For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of [fn] love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God ain't wishy-washy. He has seen you ride and how hard you've worked. You cared for the sick and tended the herd like you was supposed to. We know you are still riding the pastures as we speak.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.

Legacy Standard Bible
For God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and continuing to minister to the saints.

Contextual Overview

⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. ¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. ¹¹ And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: ¹² That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. ¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, ¹⁴ Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. ¹⁵ And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. ¹⁷ Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: ¹⁸ That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

For: Proverbs 14:31, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:40, John 13:20

God: Deuteronomy 32:4, Romans 3:4, Romans 3:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 John 1:9

to forget: Nehemiah 5:19, Nehemiah 13:22, Nehemiah 13:31, Psalms 20:3, Jeremiah 2:2, Jeremiah 2:3, Jeremiah 18:20, Acts 10:4, Acts 10:31

work: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Galatians 5:6, Galatians 5:13, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 John 3:17, 1 John 3:18

which: Hebrews 13:16, Proverbs 14:31, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:35-40, Mark 9:41, Acts 2:44, Acts 2:45, Acts 4:34, Acts 4:35, Acts 9:36-39, Acts 11:29, Romans 12:13, Romans 15:25-27, 1 Corinthians 16:1-3, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 2 Corinthians 9:1, 2 Corinthians 9:11-15, Galatians 6:10, Philippians 4:16-18, Colossians 3:17, 1 Timothy 6:18, 2 Timothy 1:17, 2 Timothy 1:18, Philemon 1:5-7, James 2:15-17, 1 John 3:14-17

Reciprocal: Exodus 1:20 - God Joshua 6:17 - because Ruth 2:12 - recompense Ruth 2:16 - General 2 Kings 4:13 - thou hast 2 Chronicles 15:7 - your work 2 Chronicles 24:16 - because Nehemiah 7:69 - General Nehemiah 13:14 - Remember me Psalms 16:3 - But Psalms 37:3 - Trust Psalms 37:21 - righteous Psalms 41:1 - Lord Psalms 112:6 - the righteous Psalms 112:9 - righteousness Psalms 125:4 - Do good Proverbs 10:16 - labour Proverbs 14:23 - all Proverbs 19:17 - lendeth Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye Proverbs 31:31 - and let Ecclesiastes 11:1 - for Isaiah 3:10 - they shall eat Isaiah 38:3 - Remember Jeremiah 31:16 - for Matthew 5:7 - for Matthew 5:42 - General Matthew 6:1 - otherwise Matthew 10:41 - that receiveth a prophet Matthew 20:7 - and Matthew 25:17 - he also Matthew 26:13 - there Luke 3:11 - He that hath two Luke 11:41 - rather Romans 12:11 - slothful Romans 15:4 - that Romans 16:12 - labour 1 Corinthians 3:8 - and every 1 Corinthians 15:58 - ye know 1 Corinthians 16:15 - to the 1 Corinthians 16:16 - laboureth 1 Corinthians 16:22 - love 2 Corinthians 5:14 - the love 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering 2 Corinthians 9:6 - He which soweth sparingly Ephesians 1:15 - love Philippians 1:7 - it is Philippians 2:12 - work Philippians 4:17 - to Colossians 1:4 - the love 1 Timothy 3:13 - used 2 Timothy 1:16 - Lord Philemon 1:6 - the communication Hebrews 6:9 - beloved Hebrews 10:24 - love Hebrews 12:23 - God 1 Peter 1:22 - unto 1 Peter 4:10 - minister 1 John 3:19 - shall Revelation 2:2 - know Revelation 2:3 - hast laboured Revelation 2:4 - because Revelation 14:13 - and their

Cross-References

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For God is not unrighteous,.... He is just and true, righteous in all his ways and works; there is no unrighteousness nor unfaithfulness in him; and this the apostle makes a reason of his strong persuasion of better things concerning the believing Hebrews; because he was well satisfied of the good work upon them, and he was assured that God was not unrighteous and unfaithful:

to forget your work: which is not to be understood of any good work done by them, for these are generally expressed in the plural number; and besides, these, if at all, are designed in the next clause; moreover, external good works, or such as appear to men to be so, are performed by hypocrites; nor can they be said to be better things, at least, not such as men are saved by: men may fall from these; and supposing them intended, the merit of works cannot be established, as is attempted from hence by the Papists; for the apostle could only consider them as fruits, not as causes of salvation; they are imperfect, and cannot justify, and therefore cannot save; they do not go before to procure salvation, but follow after, and, at most, but accompany; and though God does remember and not forget them, this is owing to his grace, and not to their merit; God's righteousness in remembering them regards not a debt of justice, but a point of faithfulness: but this is to be understood of the work of God upon them, called in Scripture a good work, and the work of faith; and is elsewhere joined, as here, with the labour of love; see 1 Thessalonians 1:3 and this might be called their work, not because wrought by them, but because it was wrought in them; and the grace that came along with it was exercised by them: now from hence the apostle might be persuaded of better things of them, even such as accompany salvation; since this work is a fruit of everlasting and unchangeable love, and is itself immortal, and the beginning of eternal life; and particularly faith is the effect of electing grace; shall never fail; is the means of the saints' preservation; and is connected with everlasting salvation: it follows,

and labour of love, which ye have showed toward his name; the word "labour" is omitted in the Alexandrian copy, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions: this may be understood either of love to God, the name of God being put for himself; who is to be loved for his own sake, on account of the perfections of his nature, as well as for the works of his hands; and which is to be showed for the sake of glorifying him: and this love is laborious; it sets a man to work for God; nor are any works to be regarded but what spring from love to God, and to his name; and from hence the apostle might entertain a good hope of these persons, since their love to God was an effect of God's love to them, is a part of the work of grace, and cannot be lost; all things work together for good to such as love God; and these have a crown of life promised unto them: or else it may be understood of love to the saints, as follows,

in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister; in seeking both their temporal and spiritual good; and though all men in general are to be loved, yet especially the saints, who are set apart by God, whose sins are expiated by Christ, and who are sanctified by the Spirit; and love to them being laborious, and appearing in many instances, and this shown for the Lord's sake, for his name's sake, might lead the apostle more strongly to conclude better things of them, even things of a saving nature; since charity or love to the saints is better than gifts, and is the evidence of grace, of passing from death to life, and of being the disciples of Christ; see 1 Corinthians 13:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For God is not unrighteous - God will do no wrong. He will not forget or fail to reward the endeavors of his people to promote his glory, and to do good. The meaning here is, that by their kindness in ministering to the wants of the saints, they had given full evidence of true piety. If God should forget that, it would be “unrighteous:

(1)Because there was a propriety that it should be remembered; and,

(2)Because it is expressly promised that it shall not fail of reward; Matthew 10:42.

Your work - Particularly in ministering to the wants of the saints.

Labour of love - Deeds of benevolence when there was no hope of recompense, or when love was the motive in doing it.

Which ye have showed toward his name - Toward him - for the word “name” is often used to denote the person himself. They had showed that they loved God by their kindness to his people; Matthew 25:40, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

In that ye have ministered to the saints - You have supplied their wants. This may refer either to the fact that they contributed to supply the wants of the poor members of the church (compare the note on Galatians 2:10), or it may refer to some special acts of kindness which they had shown to suffering and persecuted Christians. It is not possible now to know to what particular acts the apostle refers. We may learn.

(1)That to show kindness to Christians, because they are Christians, is an important evidence of piety.

(2)It will in no case be unrewarded. God is not “unjust;” and he will remember an act of kindness shown to his people - even though it be nothing but giving a cup of cold water.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 6:10. God is not unrighteous — God is only bound to men by his own promise: this promise he is not obliged to make; but, when once made, his righteousness or justice requires him to keep it; therefore, whatever he has promised he will certainly perform. But he has promised to reward every good work and labour of love, and he will surely reward yours; God's promise is God's debt.

Every good work must spring from faith in the name, being, and goodness of God; and every work that is truly good must have love for its motive, as it has God for its end.

The word του κοπου, labour, prefixed to love, is wanting in almost every MS. and version of importance. Griesbach has left it out of the text.

Ministered to the saints — Have contributed to the support and comfort of the poor Christians who were suffering persecution in Judea. As they had thus ministered, and were still ministering, they gave full proof that they had a common cause with the others; and this was one of the things that proved them to be in a state of salvation.