Hebrews 6:13

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

For {G1063} when God {G2316} made promise {G1861} to Abraham {G11}, because {G1893} he could {G2192} swear {G3660} by {G2596} no {G3762} greater {G3187}, he sware {G3660} by {G2596} himself {G1438},

For when God made his promise to Avraham, he swore an oath to do what he had promised; and since there was no one greater than himself for him to swear by, he swore 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 promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 22:15 (16 votes)

    ¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

  • Genesis 22:18 (16 votes)

    And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Luke 1:73 (8 votes)

    The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

  • Psalms 105:9 (7 votes)

    Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

  • Psalms 105:10 (7 votes)

    And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:

  • Micah 7:20 (7 votes)

    Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

  • Jeremiah 22:5 (6 votes)

    But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.