Hebrews 6:13

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:16

the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”

Isaiah 45:23

By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you will not heed these words, I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

Jeremiah 44:26

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: I swear by my great name, says the Lord, that my name shall no longer be pronounced on the lips of any of the people of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, ‘As the Lord God lives.’

Jeremiah 49:13

For by myself I have sworn, says the Lord, that Bozrah shall become an object of horror and ridicule, a waste, and an object of cursing, and all her towns shall be perpetual wastes.

Ezekiel 32:13

I will destroy all its livestock from beside abundant waters, and no human foot shall trouble them any more, nor shall the hoofs of cattle trouble them.

Micah 7:20

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.

Luke 1:73

the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person’s will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.

Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance comes from the law, it no longer comes from the promise, but God granted it to Abraham through the promise.

Deuteronomy 1:8

See, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.’