Charles Ellicott Commentary Hebrews 6:10

"for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister." — Hebrews 6:10 (ASV)

In expressing the ground of his hope, he does not directly say, “For I have heard of your fruitfulness.” He implies this and then, in accordance with the parable of Hebrews 6:7, declares that God will surely bestow the promised reward. In this lies his hope. Man’s work cannot in itself merit reward from God, but (1 John 1:9) the righteous God cannot neglect His own promise and law that such works shall receive reward.

Your work and labour of love.—The best manuscripts omit “labour,” so the words run as follows: to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward His name. The “fruit” consisted in brotherly love, but it was offered to God (Hebrews 6:7); the bond of brotherhood was the joint relation to “His name” (Hebrews 2:10). With the last words, compare Romans 15:26 and Romans 15:31.