Hebrews 6:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When anyone wants to settle an argument, they make a vow by using the name of someone or something greater than themselves.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

Abram answered: The LORD God Most High made the heavens and the earth. And I have promised him

Genesis 21:23

Now I want you to promise in the name of God that you will always be loyal to me and my descendants, just as I have always been loyal to you in this land where you have lived as a foreigner.”

Genesis 21:24

And so, Abraham promised.

Genesis 31:53

My father Nahor, your grandfather Abraham, and their ancestors all worshipped the same God, and he will make sure that we each keep the agreement. Then Jacob made a promise in the name of the fearsome God his father Isaac had worshipped.

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites; they were descendants of the Amorites. The people of Israel had promised not to kill them, but Saul had tried to kill them because he wanted Israel and Judah to control all the land. David called the Gibeonites to him, and he talked with them.

Exodus 22:11

If you swear with me as your witness that you did not harm the animal, you do not have to replace it. Your word is enough.

Galatians 3:15

My friends, I will use an everyday example to explain what I mean. Once someone agrees to something, no one else can change or cancel the agreement.

Hebrews 6:13

No one is greater than God. So he made a promise in his own name when he said to Abraham,