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


In Context

10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

12 that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

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

14 saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

15 and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain 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 English Revised 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 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 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,