11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 6:18
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
Hebrews 6:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- ASV American Standard Version
- that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong comfort, having fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope being set before [us],
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So by these two actions that can't be changed, and since it's impossible for God to lie, we can have total confidence, having run for safety to take hold of the hope God presented to us.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],
- DBY Darby Translation
- that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἵνα | hina | Thus | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| διὰ | dia | by | G1223 διά through/because of |
| δύο | dyo | two | G1417 δύο two |
| πραγμάτων | pragmatōn | things | G4229 πρᾶγμα thing |
| ἀμεταθέτων | ametathetōn | unchangeable | G276 ἀμετάθετος unchangeable |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| οἷς | hois | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἀδύνατον | adynaton | [it is] impossible | G102 ἀδύνατος unable |
| ψεύσασθαι | pseusasthai | to lie | G5574 ψεύδομαι to lie |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεόν | Theon | [for] God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἰσχυρὰν | ischyran | strongly | G2478 ἰσχυρός strong |
| παράκλησιν | paraklēsin | encouraged | G3874 παράκλησις encouragement |
| ἔχωμεν | echōmen | may be | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| οἱ | hoi | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καταφυγόντες | kataphygontes | we who have fled | G2703 καταφεύγω to flee |
| κρατῆσαι | kratēsai | to take hold | G2902 κρατέω to grasp/seize |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| προκειμένης | prokeimenēs | set before [us] | G4295 πρόκειμαι to set before |
| ἐλπίδος | elpidos | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
Related verses
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
- 1 Samuel 15:29
Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
- 2 Timothy 2:13
If we are faithless, he remains faithful. For he can’t deny himself.”
- Romans 3:4
May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
- Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Joshua 20:3
that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
- Isaiah 32:1–2
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
- Isaiah 51:12
“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
- 1 John 1:10
If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
17 In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
20 where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Read all of Hebrews 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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