Hebrews 6:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to 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 resided as an alien.”

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, “I swear it.”

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,

2 Samuel 21:2

So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (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 tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)

Exodus 22:11

an oath before the Lord shall decide between the two of them that the one has not laid hands on the property of the other; the owner shall accept the oath, and no restitution shall be made.

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.

Hebrews 6:13

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