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Hebrews 6:13

The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ehe swore by himself,

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Hebrews 6:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

Hebrews 6:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham,

Hebrews 6:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 God made a promise to Abraham. Since he had no one greater on whom to base his oath, he based it on himself.

Hebrews 6:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

Hebrews 6:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, he took an oath to keep it. But there was no one greater than himself to take an oath by. So he took his oath by making an appeal to himself.

Hebrews 6:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,


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