Hebrews 6:13
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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
In other translations
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Greek words
τῷtō<the>G3588γὰρgarForG1063ἈβραὰμAbraamto AbrahamG11ἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenoshaving made His promiseG1861ὁho<the>G3588θεός,theosGod,G2316ἐπεὶepeisinceG1893κατ᾽kat᾽byG2596οὐδενὸςoudenosno [one]G3762εἶχενeichenHe hadG2192μείζονοςmeizonosgreaterG3173ὀμόσαι,omosaito swear,G3660ὤμοσενōmosenHe sworeG3660καθ᾽kath᾽byG2596ἑαυτοῦhe'autouHimselfG1438
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Related verses
- Genesis 22:15-1815 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, 16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. 18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Psalm 105:9-109 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
- Luke 1:73The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
- Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Micah 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
- Hebrews 6:16-1816 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. 17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Jeremiah 22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
- Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
- Ezekiel 32:13I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.
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People: Abraham