Hebrews 6:14

New Living Translation

"I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.

King James Version (1611)
Saying, Surely, blessing I will blesse thee, and multiplying I wil multiply thee.

King James Version
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

English Standard Version
saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."

New American Standard Bible
saying, "INDEED I WILL GREATLY BLESS YOU AND I WILL GREATLY MULTIPLY YOU."

New Century Version
saying, "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
saying, "I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU."

Legacy Standard Bible
saying, "I will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you."

Berean Standard Bible
saying, "I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants."

Contemporary English Version
"I, the Lord, will bless you with many descendants!"

Complete Jewish Bible
and said, "I will certainly bless you, and I will certainly give you many descendants";

Darby Translation
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

Easy-to-Read Version
He said, "I will surely bless you. I will give you many descendants."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Saying, Surely I wil aboundantly blesse thee and multiplie thee marueilously.

George Lamsa Translation
Saying, Blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you.

Good News Translation
He said, "I promise you that I will bless you and give you many descendants."

Lexham English Bible
saying, "Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you."

Literal Translation
saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." Gen. 22:16, 17

Amplified Bible
saying, "I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU."

American Standard Version
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Bible in Basic English
Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

Hebrew Names Version
saying, "Most surely I will bless you, and I will surely multiply you."

International Standard Version
He said, "I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants."Genesis 22:17">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
and said, Blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Murdock Translation
and said: Blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saying: Surely, blessyng I wyll blesse thee, and multipliyng, multiplie thee.

English Revised Version
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

World English Bible
saying, "Most surely I will bless you, and I will surely multiply you."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
he swore by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Weymouth's New Testament
saying, "Assuredly I will bless you and bless you, I will increase you and increase you."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Y blessinge schal blesse thee, and Y multipliynge schal multiplie thee;

Update Bible Version
saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

New English Translation
saying, " Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly ."

New King James Version
saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." Genesis 22:17">[fn]

New Life Bible
He said, "I will make you happy in so many ways. For sure, I will give you many children."

New Revised Standard
saying, "I will surely bless you and multiply you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
saying - Truly, if blessing I will bless thee, and, multiplying, I will multiply thee;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Unless blessing I shall bless thee and multiplying I shall multiply thee.

Revised Standard Version
saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
sayinge: Surely I will blesse the and multiply the in dede.

Young's Literal Translation
saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde: Surely I wil blesse the and multiplye ye in dede.

Mace New Testament (1729)
"surely I will heap blessings upon thee, and will give thee a numerous posterity."

Simplified Cowboy Version
saying, "I'm going to bless you and grow your herd bigger than any number."

Contextual Overview

⁹ Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don't believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. ¹⁰ For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. ¹¹ Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. ¹² Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and endurance. ¹³ For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying: ¹⁴ "I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number." ¹⁵ Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised. ¹⁶ Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding. ¹⁷ God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. ¹⁸ So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

multiplying: Genesis 17:2, Genesis 48:4, Exodus 32:13, Deuteronomy 1:10, Nehemiah 9:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 22:16 - General Psalms 3:8 - thy blessing Isaiah 52:6 - I am he Ezekiel 37:26 - multiply Hebrews 10:14 - them

Cross-References

Exodus 2:3
But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.

Matthew 24:38
In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

Luke 17:27
In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.

1 Peter 3:20
those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Saying, surely blessing I will bless thee,.... Which is expressive of the certainty of the blessings; the reality and substantiality of them; the abundance of them, and the continuance of the same: and of this nature are all spiritual blessings; as to be chosen of God; to have God to be a covenant God and Father; to be justified, pardoned, adopted, and sanctified, and so have a right and title to eternal happiness:

and multiplying I will multiply thee; meaning both in his natural and spiritual seed, which has had its accomplishment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - That is, I will certainly bless thee. The phrase is a Hebrew mode of expression, to denote emphasis or certainty - indicated by the repetition of a word; compare Genesis 14:23; Exodus 8:10; Joel 3:14; Judges 5:30; Judges 15:16.

Multiplying I will multiply thee - I will greatly increase thee - I will grant thee an exceedingly numerous posterity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee — I will continue to bless thee.

Multiplying I will multiply thee. — I will continue to increase thy posterity. In the most literal manner God continues to fulfil this promise; genuine Christians are Abraham's seed, and God is increasing their number daily. See the notes on Genesis 22:12-18; and Genesis 23:1.