Hebrews 6:16

In 9 translations

BSB

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἄνθρωποι γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος·

RP2018

Ἄνθρωποι μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος.

TR-Boyd

Ἄνθρωποι μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσι, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος.

SCR1894

ανθρωποι μεν γαρ κατα του μειζονος ομνυουσιν και πασης αυτοις αντιλογιας περας εις βεβαιωσιν ο ορκος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
• Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
• Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Ezekiel 17:16–20‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not…
• Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
• Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
• Joshua 9:15–20And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them. Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they…
• Genesis 21:30–31He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.” So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
• Matthew 23:20–22So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One…
• 2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah,…

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