“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:”
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the fullness of your hope until the end — the exhortation calls for earnestness consistent with their profession of hope. The phrase "until the end" emphasizes the need for perseverance through the entire course of the Christian life.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 6:11
Why then did we say these things? “But we desire that everyone of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end; that you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” “We desire,” he says, and we do not therefore merely labor for, or even so far as words go, wish this. But what? “We desire” that you should hold fast to virtue, not as condemning your former conduct (he means), but fearing for the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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