Hebrews 6:16
“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hebrews 6:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
People, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn Menschen schwören wohl bei einem Größeren, und der Eid ist ihnen ein Ende alles Widerspruchs zur Bestätigung;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque los hombres ciertamente por el mayor que ellos juran: y el fin de todas sus controversias es el juramento para confirmación.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois as pessoas juram por alguém maior, e o juramento como confirmação é o fim de todo conflito entre elas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois as pessoas juram por alguém maior do que elas, e em todas as suas disputas, os seus juramentos são uma confirmação.
📖 Hebrews 6:16 in Context
14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto 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 upon the hope set before us:
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