Hebrews 6:17

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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15 And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

18 Thus 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 strongly encouraged.

19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

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Hebrews 6:17 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
KJV King James Version: Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
WEB World English Bible: In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,
ASV American Standard Version: Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
YLT Young's Literal Translation: in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,
DBY Darby Translation: Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
WBS Webster Bible: Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: