For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
WEB
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
YLT
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation is the oath,
DBT
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)