Hebrews 6:13
Hebrews 6:13-18 The Message (MSG)
When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it all the way, putting his own reputation on the line. He said, “I promise that I’ll bless you with everything I have—bless and bless and bless!” Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they’ll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.
Hebrews 6:13 King James Version (KJV)
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself
Hebrews 6:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself
Hebrews 6:13 New Century Version (NCV)
God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham
Hebrews 6:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself
Hebrews 6:13 New International Version (NIV)
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself
Hebrews 6:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself
Hebrews 6:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For when God made the promise to Abraham, He swore [an oath] by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear
Hebrews 6:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying