That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Gill's Exposition
For when God made promise to Abraham,.... The apostle proposes Abraham as a pattern, because he was the father of these Hebrews, and of all believers; and because they were interested in the promise…
Barnes' Notes
That ye be not slothful - Indolent; inactive. This was what he was especially desirous of guarding them against. By diligent and strenuous effort only could they secure themselves from the danger of…
Adam Clarke
That ye be not slothful - This shows how the full assurance of hope is to be regulated and maintained. They must be diligent; slothfulness will deprive them both of hope and faith. That faith which…
The apostle, having applied himself to the fears of the Hebrews, in order to excite their diligence and prevent their apostasy, now proceeds to apply himself to their hopes, and candidly declares the…
Cambridge Bible
that ye be not slothful Rather, "that ye becomenot slothful" in the advance of Christian hope as you already are (Heb 5:11) in acquiring spiritual knowledge.
followers Rather, "imitators," as in 1Co…
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