Hebrews 6:16 - Revised Standard Version

Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

People pledge by something greater than themselves. A solemn pledge guarantees what they say and shuts down any argument.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Hebrews 6:16 Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 21:23

now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, “I will swear.”

Genesis 31:53

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,

2 Samuel 21:2

So the king called the Gibeonites. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to slay them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.

Exodus 22:11

an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's property; and the owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.

Galatians 3:15

To give a human example, brethren: no one annuls even a man's will, or adds to it, once it has been ratified.

Hebrews 6:13

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,