American King James Version
"For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. "
— Hebrews 6:16, American King James Version
“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”
“For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. ”
“For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.”
“For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.”
“For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.”
“For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.”
“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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 on the hope set before us:
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil;