the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Hebrews 6:11
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We want each of you to be willing and eager to show your love like that the rest of your life. Then you will be sure to get what you hope for.
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end,
Yee and we desyre that every one of you shew the same diligence to the stablysshynge of hope even vnto the ende:
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,
We want each of you to go on with the same hard work all your lives so you will surely get what you hope for.
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end:
And we desire every one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end:
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
But we desire that every one of you would shew unto the end the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope,
But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;
And we coueiten that ech of you schewe the same bisynesse to the fillyng of hope in to the ende;
And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
We wish that each of you would always be eager to show how strong and lasting your hope really is.
And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:
However, we want each one of you to keep showing the same diligence right up to the end, when your hope will be realized;
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
But we want each of you to continue to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.Colossians 2:2; Hebrews 3:6,14;">[xr]
But we desire that every one of you manifest the same diligence for the full completion of your hope until the end;
And we desire, that each one of you may show this same activity, for the completion of your hope, even to the end:
And wee desire, that euery one of you doe shewe the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende:
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.
We want each one of you to keep on working to the end. Then what you hope for, will happen.
And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end,
And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,
We desire that every one of you show the same diligence toward the fulfillment of your hope, even unto the end,
But we covet that, each one of you, be shewing forth the same diligence, unto the full assurance of the hope throughout:
And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end:
Yea and we desire that euery one of you do shewe the same diligence, to the full assuraunce of hope, vnto the ende,
Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true.
Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,
And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,
But we desire each of you to show the same eagerness, to the full assurance of the hope to the end;
and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
Yee and we desyre, that euery one of you shewe the same diligence, to the stablyshinge of hope euen vnto the ende,
but we desire that every one of you may shew the same concern, continuing to discharge the condition upon which your hopes are founded: that ye be not unactive,
But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,
What we are hoping for is that you will continue on the trail marked out for you.
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,
And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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we desire: Romans 12:8, Romans 12:11, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 6:9, Philippians 1:9-11, Philippians 3:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Peter 1:5-8, 2 Peter 3:14
to the: Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:22, Isaiah 32:17, Colossians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Peter 1:10, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 3:19
of hope: Hebrews 6:18-20, Romans 5:2-5, Romans 8:24, Romans 8:25, Romans 12:12, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Galatians 5:5, Colossians 1:5, Colossians 1:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:17, 1 Peter 1:3-5, 1 Peter 1:21, 1 John 3:1-3
unto: Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 10:32-35, Matthew 24:13, Revelation 2:26
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:17 - General Joshua 7:3 - about two Joshua 22:5 - take Judges 18:9 - be not Proverbs 10:4 - becometh Proverbs 13:4 - but Proverbs 14:23 - all Ecclesiastes 10:18 - General Matthew 10:22 - but Matthew 25:17 - he also Luke 8:15 - bring Luke 14:30 - General Luke 21:19 - General John 13:1 - unto Acts 13:43 - persuaded Romans 16:12 - labour Philippians 2:12 - work 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - and labour 1 Timothy 2:1 - exhort 2 Timothy 3:14 - assured Hebrews 4:11 - Let Hebrews 10:24 - love Hebrews 12:15 - Looking Hebrews 13:1 - General Hebrews 13:22 - suffer Revelation 2:4 - because Revelation 14:13 - and their
Cross-References
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord .
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord .
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And we desire that everyone of you do show the same diligence,.... In the constant exercise of the graces of faith and love, and in ministering to the necessities of the saints: there is a spiritual labour, diligence, and industry to be used by the saints; and former diligence is a motive to future; and is a means of attaining to full assurance, as appears by what follows; and this is to be shown for the glory of God, for the evidence of the above graces, and for an example and encouragement to other saints: and the persons addressed being "everyone", this shows the apostle's impartiality in his exhortations, and served to remove all groundless suspicions in particular persons; and the manner of his addressing them shows his hearty concern for their welfare, his mildness and gentleness towards them, and his design to encourage them to go forward; and that his exhortation might have the greater weight, he uses the plural "we"; and this exhortation, put in this form, moreover shows that what he had said before had no tendency in some things to encourage despair, or in others carelessness and indolence: and what he had in view in the whole was, that they might arrive
to the full assurance of hope unto the end; not only that they might keep up an hope, but attain to the full assurance of it; as to interest in the love and grace of God; in the covenant of grace, its blessings and promises; in God, as a covenant God and Father; in Christ, as a Saviour and Redeemer; and as to the truth of the work of grace upon their souls, and their right and meetness for the possession of eternal glory and happiness: the phrase, "unto the end", may either respect the continuance of the grace of assurance; or refer to the showing forth of their diligence and industry in ministering to the saints, as they had done, to the end of their lives.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And we desire that every one of you - We wish that every member of the church should exhibit the same endeavor to do good until they attain to the full assurance of hope. It is implied here that the full assurance of hope is to be obtained by a persevering effort to lead a holy life.
The same diligence - The same strenuous endeavor, the same ardor and zeal.
To the full assurance of hope - In order to obtain the full assurance of hope. The word rendered “full assurance,” means firm persuasion, and refers to a state of mind where there is the fullest conviction, or where there is no doubt; see Colossians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Hebrews 10:22; compare Luke 1:1; Romans 4:21; Romans 14:5; 2Ti 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:17, where the same word, in different forms, occurs. Hope is a compound emotion (see the note on Ephesians 2:12), made up of an earnest “desire” for an object, and a corresponding “expectation” of obtaining it. The hope of heaven is made up of an earnest “wish” to reach heaven, and a corresponding “expectation” of it, or “reason to believe” that it will be ours. The full assurance of that hope exists where there is the highest desire of heaven, and such corresponding evidence of personal piety as to leave no doubt that it will be ours.
To the end - To the end of life. The apostle wished that they would persevere in such acts of piety to the end of their course, as to have their hope of heaven fully established, and to leave no doubt on the mind that they were sincere Christians. Hence, learn:
(1)That full assurance of hope is to be obtained only by holy living.
(2)It is only when that is persevered in that it can be obtained.
(3)It is not by visions and raptures; by dreams and revelations that it can now be acquired, for God imparts no such direct revelation now.
(4)It is usually only as the result of a life of consistent piety that such an assurance is to be obtained. No man can have it who does not persevere in holy living, and they who do obtain it usually secure it only near the end of a life of eminent devotedness to God.
God could impart it at once when the soul is converted, but such is the tendency of man to indolence and sloth that even good people would then relax their efforts, and sit down contented, feeling that they had now the undoubted prospect of heaven. As it is, it is held out as a prize to be won - as that whose acquisition is to cheer us in our old age, when the warfare is over, and when amidst the infirmities of years, and the near prospect of death, we need special consolation; compare 2 Timothy 4:6-7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 6:11. We desire — επιθυμουμεν, We earnestly wish, that each person among you may continue ενδεικνυσθαι, to manifest, exhibit to full view, the same diligence. There might be reason to suspect that some, through fear of man, might not wish the good they did to be seen, lest they also should suffer persecution. This would not comport with the generous, noble spirit of the Gospel; the man who is afraid to let his decided attachment to God be known, is not far from backsliding. He who is more afraid of man than he is of God Almighty, can have very little religion. As the Church of Christ required all those who in these times embraced the Gospel to be publicly baptized, those who submitted to this rite gave full proof that they were thoroughly convinced of the truths of Christianity; and they gave this as a public pledge that they would be faithful.
The same diligence — They had an active faith and a labouring love, and the apostle wishes them to persevere in both. They were diligent, very diligent, and he desires them to continue so.
To the full assurance of hope, Προς την πληροφοριαν της ελπιδος. "The full assurance of faith," says Mr. Wesley, "relates to present pardon; the full assurance of hope, to future glory: the former is the highest degree of Divine evidence that God is reconciled to me in the Son of his love; the latter is the same degree of Divine evidence, wrought in the soul by the same immediate inspiration of the Holy Ghost, of persevering grace, and of eternal glory. So much as faith every moment beholds with open face, so much, and no more, does hope see to all eternity. But this assurance of faith and hope is not an opinion, not a bare construction of Scripture, but is given immediately by the power of the Holy Ghost, and what none can have for another, but for himself only."
We must not misapprehend these excellent sayings of this eminent man.
1. The person who has this full assurance of hope is he who not only knows and feels that his sins are forgiven through Christ Jesus, but also that his heart is purified from all unrighteousness, that the whole body of sin and death is destroyed, and that he is fully made a partaker of the Divine nature. As without holiness, complete, entire holiness, no man can see God: so, without this, none can scripturally or rationally hope for eternal glory; it being a contradiction to profess to have the full assurance of hope to enjoy a state and place for which the soul is conscious it is not prepared.
2. All that is said here must be understood as still implying the absolute necessity of continuing in the same degree of grace from which this full assurance of hope is derived. This full assurance, therefore, does not imply that the man will absolutely persevere to the end; but that, if he do persevere in this same grace, he shall infallibly have an eternal glory. There is no unconditional perseverance in the Scripture, nor can there be such in a state of probation.
