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Hebrews 6:12

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ye: Hebrews 5:11 *Gr: Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 18:9, Proverbs 24:30-34; Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11; 2 Peter 1:10

but: Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 13:7; Song of Solomon 1:8; Jeremiah 6:16; Romans 4:12; James 5:10-11; 1 Peter 3:5-6

faith: Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 11:8-16; Luke 8:15; Romans 2:7, Romans 8:25-26; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Revelation 13:10, Revelation 14:12

inherit: Hebrews 1:14, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:17, Hebrews 11:33; Matthew 22:32; Luke 16:22, Luke 20:37-38; 1 John 2:25; Revelation 14:13

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