Hebrews 6:18 KJV
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:
Matthew Henry
- And encourages them to persevere in faith and holinessThe hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as...
Thompson Chains
- God of TruthSee the chain from Deuteronomy 32:4 · 5 links
- Divine FaithfulnessSee the chain from Deuteronomy 7:9 · 6 links
- Spir. HopeSee the chain from Romans 4:18 · 8 links
Cross References
- Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- 1 Samuel 15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
- Isaiah 27:5 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
- Genesis 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
- Numbers 35:11–15 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. …
- Joshua 20:3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
- 1 Kings 2:28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
- Psalms 46:1 <To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Proverbs 4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
- Isaiah 32:1–2 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. …
- Isaiah 51:12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
- Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
- Isaiah 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
- Zechariah 9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
- Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
- Luke 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
- Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
- 1 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
- 2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
- Hebrews 3:11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
- Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
- Isaiah 66:10–13 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: …
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Romans 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
- 2 Corinthians 1:5–7 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. …
- Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
- Colossians 1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
- Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, …
- Hebrews 7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- Hebrews 12:1–2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, …
- 1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- 1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
- 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; …
- Colossians 1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
- Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Consolation in
- Anthropomorphisms Oaths
- Condescension of God Scriptures relating to Condescension of God
- Covenant Confirmed with an oath
- Faith General scriptures concerning Faith
- God Faithfulness of God
- Hope General scriptures concerning Hope
- Perseverance General scriptures concerning Perseverance
- Probation Taught by Paul
- Refuge Of Christ
- Righteous Promises to, expressed or implied
- Salvation Plan of Salvation
- Types The cities of refuge
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 65 · The Epistle to the Hebrews
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Greek and Strong’s
- That Ἵνα Hina ἵνα Conjunction
- by διὰ dia διά Preposition
- two δύο dyo δύο Article · genitive neuter plural
- immutable ἀμεταθέτων ametathetōn ἀμετάθετος Adjective · genitive neuter plural
- things πραγμάτων pragmatōn πρᾶγμα Noun · genitive neuter plural
- in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
- which οἷς hois ὅς Pronoun · dative neuter plural
- impossible ἀδύνατον adynaton ἀδύνατος Adjective · nominative neuter singular
- for God Θεόν Theon θεός Noun · accusative masculine singular
- to lie ψεύσασθαι pseusasthai ψεύδομαι Verb · aorist middle infinitive
- we might have ἔχωμεν echōmen ἔχω Verb · present active subjunctive, first person plural
- a strong ἰσχυρὰν ischyran ἰσχυρός Adjective · accusative feminine singular
- consolation παράκλησιν paraklēsin παράκλησις Noun · accusative feminine singular
- who οἱ hoi ὁ Pronoun · nominative masculine plural
- have fled for refuge καταφυγόντες kataphygontes καταφεύγω Verb · aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural
- to lay hold κρατῆσαι kratēsai κρατέω Verb · aorist active infinitive
- upon the hope ἐλπίδος elpidos ἐλπίς Noun · genitive feminine singular
- set before us τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular προκειμένης prokeimenēs πρόκειμαι Verb · present middle participle, genitive feminine singular
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