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Hebrews 6 Bible study: The same diligence

Showed in "the labor of love which you showed toward his name" (6:10) and show in "show the same diligence" (6:11) are one Greek verb, and Hebrews has it nowhere else. And that love was shown "in that you served the saints, and still do serve them" (6:10).

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“We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end, that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.”
Hebrews 6:11-12 · World English Bible

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The first principles of Christ

In the text

The chapter opens: "Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God," (6:1) (tap foundation) "of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment." (6:2) "This will we do, if God permits." (6:3) (tap permits). These verses belong to the part of the letter that Favor's introduction begins at 5:11, Let’s press on to perfection, and Favor's Hebrews 5 gives its opening verses. These notes give 6:1-3 as the WEB has them. They say no more of anything in the list than its own words, rank none of it, and apply it to no church's teaching today.

Where the Old Testament leads here

He swore by himself

In the text

Genesis 22:16leads toHebrews 6:13-18

"I have sworn by myself" (22:16). Hebrews says God "swore by himself" when he made this promise to Abraham, quotes it, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you" (Hebrews 6:14, quoting 22:17), and calls it "a strong encouragement" for all "who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us".

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The Greek word behind it

ἐνδείκνυμιendeiknymisay en-DIKE-noo-mee

Strong's: "to indicate (by word or act)". "We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence" (6:11): behind show is this verb, and it is behind showed in the verse before, "the labor of love which you showed toward his name" (6:10). Hebrews has it only in these two verses (counted in RP2018, and in all eight editions TAGNT compares).

For your group

Hebrews 6 Bible study questions

  1. 1"the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them" (6:10). Where have you seen love shown by serving like this?
  2. 2"We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence" (6:11), "that you won’t be sluggish" (6:12). What helps you keep going when it would be easier to slow down?
  3. 3"let’s press on to perfection" (6:1). What might pressing on look like for your group in the weeks ahead?

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home