Hebrews 6:12

Hebrews 6:12 (ESV)

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Inherit* in the Gospels

Matthew

The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:5 (ESV)

5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Follow up to The Rich Young Man
Matthew 19:29 (ESV)

29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

The Parable of the Tenants
Matthew 21:38 (ESV)

38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’

The Final Judgment
Matthew 25:34 (ESV)

34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Mark

The Rich Young Man
Mark 10:17 (ESV)

17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

The Parable of the Tenants
Mark 12:7 (ESV)

7 But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

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Luke

The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25 (ESV)

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

The Parable of the Rich Fool
Luke 12:13 (ESV)

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

The Rich Ruler
Luke 18:18 (ESV)

18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Luke 20:14 (ESV)

14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’

Inherit* in Acts

Acts

Stephen’s Speech — Acts 7:2-53
Acts 7:5 (ESV)

5 Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot’s length, but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, though he had no child.

Acts 7:17 (ESV)

17 “But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

The Angel of the Lord referenced in Stephen’s Speech
Acts 7:30-33 (ESV)

30 “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: 32 ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. 33 Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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Note

Reference:

Exodus 3:2 (ESV)

2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

Acts 7:35 (ESV)

35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Acts 7:37 (ESV)

37 This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’

Paul’s Speech — 13:16-41
Acts 13:19 (ESV)

19 And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.

Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders — Acts 20:17-35
Acts 20:32 (ESV)

32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Inherit* in the Letters

1 Corinthians

Lawsuits Against Believers
1 Corinthians 6:9 (ESV)

9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

1 Corinthians 6:10 (ESV)

10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Mystery and Victory
1 Corinthians 15:50 (ESV)

50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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Galatians

The Law and the Promise — Galatians 3:15-4:7-5:26
Galatians 3:18 (ESV)

18 For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

Galatians 4:7 (ESV)

7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Galatians 4:30 (ESV)

30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.”

Galatians 5:21 (ESV)

21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians

Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Ephesians 1:11 (ESV)

11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

Ephesians 1:14 (ESV)

14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer
Ephesians 1:18 (ESV)

18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Walk in Love
Ephesians 5:5 (ESV)

5 For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Colossians

Thanksgiving and Prayer
Colossians 1:12 (ESV)

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

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Colossians 3:24 (ESV)

24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Hebrews

The Supremacy of God’s Son
Hebrews 1:4 (ESV)

4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Hebrews 1:14 (ESV)

14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

Hebrews 6:12 (ESV)

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 9:15 (ESV)

15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

Hebrews 11:8 (ESV)

8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Hebrews 12:17 (ESV)

17 For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.

1 Peter

Born Again to a Living Hope
1 Peter 1:3-5 (ESV)

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:18 (ESV)

18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

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