A Fourfold Repetition of Denial

I was shocked one day when studying the original Greek of Hebrews 13:5. In this verse there is a fourfold repetition of denial showing the absolute impossibility of God leaving or forsaking one of His own children (literally “I will not cease from holding you up”).

This repeated denial is brought out most clearly in the Amplified Bible where it says:

“for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down relax My hold on you)! Assuredly not!]”

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