rsv Hebrews:6:12-15
rsv@Hebrews:6:12 @ so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
rsv@Hebrews:6:13 @ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
rsv@Hebrews:6:14 @ saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."
rsv@Hebrews:6:15 @ And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.