LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

For God when he gave the promise to Abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by, sware by himself,

And so after long patient waiting he obtained the promise.

And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by oath,

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that, death being suffered for the redemption of transgressions committed against the first testament, they who are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

By faith also that very Sarah, who was barren, received ability for the conception of seed, and past the usual time of life brought forth a child, because she accounted that he who promised it, would be true to his promise.

By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promise, presented in sacrifice his only begotten son,

And these all though having obtained a testimony by faith, received not the promise: