They said, “We see plainly that the Lord is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,
Hebrews 6:17 - Revised Standard Version So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Accordingly God also, in His desire to show more convincingly and beyond doubt to those who were to inherit the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose and plan, intervened (mediated) with an oath. American Standard Version (1901) Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; Common English Bible When God wanted to further demonstrate to the heirs of the promise that his purpose doesn’t change, he guaranteed it with a solemn pledge. Catholic Public Domain Version In this matter, God, wanting to reveal more thoroughly the immutability of his counsel to the heirs of the promise, interposed an oath, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath: |
They said, “We see plainly that the Lord is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”
The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.
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.
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
I come to my garden, my sister, my bride, I gather my myrrh with my spice, I eat my honeycomb with my honey, I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink: drink deeply, O lovers!
The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
“For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Likewise you husbands, live considerately with your wives, bestowing honor on the woman as the weaker sex, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.