Hebrews 6:17
King James Version (KJV)
Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
In context
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:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Hebrews 6:17 in every translation
- 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,
- 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.
- 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: