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Hebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
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Hebrews 6:13 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,
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
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In context
10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire every one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all contradiction.
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