American Standard Version
"For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. "
— Hebrews 6:16, American Standard Version
“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”
“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, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;