13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,


In Context

10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

11 And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15 And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 6:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:13For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:13For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,