¹⁷Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto ^vthe heirs of ^xpromise ^wthe immutability of his counsel, ^†confirmed it by ^xan oath: ¹⁸That by ^xtwo ^wimmutable things, in which it was ^yimpossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon ^mthe hope ^zset before us: ¹⁹Which hope we have as ^aan anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and ^bwhich entereth into that within ^cthe veil; ²⁰Whither ^dthe forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made ^ean high priest ^ffor ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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vSo ch. 11:9.
xComp. ver. 17.
wver. 18. So Ps. 110:4. See Prov. 19:21.
†Gr. interposed himself by an oath.
xComp. ver. 17.
xComp. ver. 17.
wver. 18. So Ps. 110:4. See Prov. 19:21.
ySo Tit. 1:2.
mSee ch. 3:6.
zch. 12:1, 2.
aComp. Acts 27:29, 30.
bSee Lev. 16:15.
c Matt. 27:51. See ch. 9:3.
dch. 9:24. See ch. 4:14.
eSee ch. 3:1.
fSee ch. 5:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because he has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

NLTNew Living Translation

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the same way God, because he wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed it with an oath, in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us, which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain, where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, because he became a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.