In Hebrews 6 of Hebrews .
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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ἵνα hina That ἵνα hina That ἵνα conjunction — “That” G2443 in order that, so that. That μὴ mē not μὴ mē not μή adverb — “not” G3361 not, lest. This verse uses “not”. νωθροὶ nōthroi slothful νωθροὶ nōthroi slothful νωθρός (nōthros) adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “slothful”, the subject form G3576 blunt, dull, hence spiritually; sluggish, remiss, slack. slothful γένησθε, genēsthe to be γένησθε genēsthe to be γίνομαι (ginomai) verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to be”, a single action G1096 I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen. μιμηταὶ mimētai followers μιμηταὶ mimētai followers μιμητής (mimētēs) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “followers”, the subject form G3402 an imitator, follower. followers δὲ de but δὲ de but δέ conjunction — “but” G1161 a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. This verse uses “but”. τῶν tōn the τῶν tōn the ὁ (ho) article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-form G3588 the, the definite article. διὰ dia of them who through διὰ dia of them who through διά preposition — “of them who through” G1223 (a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. This verse uses “through”. of them who through πίστεως pisteōs faith πίστεως pisteōs faith πίστις (pistis) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-form G4102 faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. This verse uses “faith”. faith καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and μακροθυμίας makrothumias patience μακροθυμίας makrothumias patience μακροθυμία (makrothumia) noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “patience”, the of-form G3115 patience, forbearance, longsuffering. This verse uses “patience”. patience κληρονομούντων klēronomountōn inherit κληρονομούντων klēronomountōn inherit κληρονομέω (klēronomeō) verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “inherit”, an ongoing or repeated action G2816 I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. This verse uses “inherit”. inherit τὰς tas the τὰς tas the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. ἐπαγγελίας. epangelias promises ἐπαγγελίας epangelias promises ἐπαγγελία (epangelia) noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “promises”, the object form G1860 a promise. the promises Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
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American Standard Version (1901) that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Young’s Literal Translation that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
World English Bible that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
Darby Translation that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
Douay-Rheims That you become not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises.
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