Hebrews 6:15

15 And so, [by] persevering, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 6:15 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 6:15

And so, after he had patiently endured
He waited long for a son, from whom the Messiah was to spring, after he had had the promise of one; and he endured many afflictions with patience, in his journeys from place to place, throughout his life to the end:

he obtained the promise;
he was greatly blessed in temporal things; he lived to see the son of the promise, and his sons; he saw the day of Christ by faith, and now inherits the heavenly glory, which is the thing chiefly designed.

Hebrews 6:15 In-Context

13 For [when] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

14 saying, "Surely {I will greatly bless} you, and {I will greatly multiply} you."

15 And so, [by] persevering, he obtained the promise.

16 For people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them.

17 In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath,

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[by]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("persevering") which is understood as means