Hebrews 6:13–14
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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:
14 “I will certainly bless you,
and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself, 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself, 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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. 14 He said, “I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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:
14 I will indeed bless you,
and I will greatly multiply you.
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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, 14 saying,
“Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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.
14 He said, “I will certainly bless you. I will give you many children.”
Hebrews 6:13–14 — 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,
14 saying, “I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.”