16For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.


In Context

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

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

15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

17 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;

18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

Hebrews 6:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:16For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:16For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:16For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation is the oath,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:16For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.