Hebrews 6:18
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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:”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
καταφεύγω
having fled for refuge
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καταφεύγω
To flee for refuge, to take shelter. Katapheugo. We who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. God is a refuge. Run to Him. He never turns away the desperate.
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ψυχή
Soul
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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θεός
for] God,
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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παράκλησις
encouragement
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παράκλησις
Comfort, exhortation, encouragement. Paraklesis. The comfort with which God comforts us overflows to others. The comforted become the comforters. Pain becomes purpose.
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ἐλπίς
Hope
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ἐλπίς
Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.
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ἔχω
we may have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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κρατέω
to take hold
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κρατέω
To hold fast, to keep a grip on. Hold fast to what is good. In a world of shifting values grip tightly to what God says is true and right.
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κίνδυνος
Anchor
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κίνδυνος
An anchor. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hope in God does not shift when the storm comes.
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πρόκειμαι
is being set before us
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πρόκειμαι
to lie before the view, i.e. (figuratively) to be present (to the mind), to stand forth (as an example or reward)
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πρᾶγμα
things
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πρᾶγμα
a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object (material)
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ψεύδομαι
to lie
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ψεύδομαι
to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood
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ἰσχυρός
strong
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ἰσχυρός
forcible (literally or figuratively)
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