Hebrews 6:16
King James Version (KJV)
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
In context
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Hebrews 6:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
- WEB World English Bible
- For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,
- DBY Darby Translation
- For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.