For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Treasury of Scripture swear. Hebrews 6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, Genesis 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up my hand to the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Genesis 21:23 Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son... Matthew 23:20-22 Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things thereon... an oath. Genesis 21:30,31 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well... Genesis 31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac. Exodus 22:11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods... Joshua 9:15-20 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to them... 2 Samuel 21:2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said to them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel... Ezekiel 17:16-20 As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells that made him king, whose oath he despised...
Context God's Promise is Certain
13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you. 15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18That 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 on the hope set before us: 19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil; 20Where the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.
Darby Bible Translation
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
King James Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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,
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