Hebrews 6:16

New Century Version

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I make a promise to the Lord, the God Most High, who made heaven and earth.

Genesis 21:23

So make a promise to me here before God that you will be fair with me and my children and my descendants. Be kind to me and to this land where you have lived as a stranger—as kind as I have been to you.”

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, “I promise.”

Genesis 31:53

Let the God of Abraham, who is the God of Nahor and the God of their ancestors, punish either of us if we break this agreement.” So Jacob made a promise in the name of the God whom his father Isaac worshiped.

2 Samuel 21:2

(Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites; they were a group of Amorites who were left alive. The Israelites had promised not to hurt the Gibeonites, but Saul had tried to kill them, because he was eager to help the people of Israel and Judah.) King David called the Gibeonites together and spoke to them.

Exodus 22:11

That neighbor must promise before the Lord that he did not harm or kill the other man’s animal, and the owner of the animal must accept his promise made before God. The neighbor does not have to pay the owner for the animal.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, let us think in human terms: Even an agreement made between two persons is firm. After that agreement is accepted by both people, no one can stop it or add anything to it.

Hebrews 6:13

God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham,