Hebrews 6:13

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^13–18When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it to the hilt, putting his own reputation on the line.

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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