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Hebrews 6:16

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiMenG444 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
κατὰkatabyG2596 →
τοῦtou[one]G3588 →
μείζονοςmeizonosgreaterG3173 →
ὀμνύουσιν,omnuousinswear,G3660 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πάσηςpasēsin allG3956 →
αὐτοῖςautoistheirG846 →
ἀντιλογίαςantilogiasdisputesG485 →
πέραςperasfinallyG4009 →
εἰςeis[comes] toG1519 →
βεβαίωσινbebaiōsinconfirmationG951 →
ὁhoin theG3588 →
ὅρκος·horkosoath;G3727 →

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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.Ruth 3:13Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”Genesis 25:33“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.Genesis 26:31And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.Hebrews 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,Psalms 18:24So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.Genesis 26:28“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with youGenesis 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,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.Genesis 21:30–31He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”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.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.”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.1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”1 Samuel 24:21So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”Genesis 21:24And Abraham replied, “I swear it.”2 Samuel 19:23So the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And the king swore an oath to him.

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