Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Holman Bible
For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
A Conservative Version
For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
American Standard Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Amplified
Indeed men swear [an oath] by
An Understandable Version
For people make vows by someone greater [than themselves], and an argument is settled when someone takes an oath [that he is telling the truth].
Anderson New Testament
For, verily, men swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.
Bible in Basic English
For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.
Common New Testament
Men swear by one greater than themselves, and in all their disputes the oath is final for confirmation.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for when men swear by a superior, the ratifying what they say with an oath, puts an end to all further debate.
Darby Translation
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
Godbey New Testament
For men swear by the greater: and an oath of confirmation is to them an end to all controversy:
Goodspeed New Testament
For men make oath by something greater than themselves, and they accept an oath as settling finally any disagreement they may have.
John Wesley New Testament
For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.
Julia Smith Translation
For truly men swear by the greater: and the oath for confirmation to them the end of all controversy.
King James 2000
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them.
Modern King James verseion
For men truly swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Men verily swear by him that is greater than themselves; And an oath to confirm the thing, is among them an end of all strife.
Moffatt New Testament
For as men swear by a greater than themselves, and as an oath means to them a guarantee that ends any dispute,
Montgomery New Testament
I am referring to the oath because men swear by what is greater than themselves, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
NET Bible
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
New Heart English Bible
For men swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Noyes New Testament
For men indeed swear by one who is greater, and the oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Sawyer New Testament
For men indeed swear by a greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all dispute;
The Emphasized Bible
For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For men indeed swear by something greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
Webster
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.
Weymouth New Testament
For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.
Williams New Testament
For it is a custom among men to take oath by something greater than themselves, and an oath taken for confirmation settles any dispute among them.
World English Bible
For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Worrell New Testament
For men swear by the greater; and the oath for confirmation is an end, to them, of every dispute:
Worsley New Testament
For men swear by a greater Being, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.
Youngs Literal Translation
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation is the oath,
Themes
spiritual Development » Select reading, heb 511-14, 61-16
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 6:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Will Not Forget You
15 And so he obtained what he had been promised, because he patiently waited for it. 16 For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument. 17 In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 22:11
the two of them are to take an oath in the LORD's presence that the accused has not taken his neighbor's property. Its owner is to accept this, and the neighbor is not to make restitution.
Genesis 14:22
But Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I have made an oath to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Genesis 21:23
Therefore swear an oath here by God that you won't deal falsely with me, my sons, or my descendants. Just as I've dealt graciously with you, won't you do so with me and with the land in which you live as a foreigner?"
Genesis 21:30-31
He replied, "You are to accept from me these seven ewe lambs as a witness that I have dug this well."
Genesis 31:53
May Abraham's God and Nahor's god judge between us."
Joshua 9:15-20
They made a treaty with them, guaranteeing their lives with a covenant, and the leaders of the congregation confirmed it with an oath to them.
2 Samuel 21:2
So the king called together the Gibeonites and conferred with them. Now the Gibeonites weren't part of the nation of Israel, but were the survivors from the Amorites. Although the Israelis had promised to spare them, Saul had started to execute them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
Ezekiel 17:16-20
"As long as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "in Babylon, that place where the king has enthroned him, whose oath he despised so as to break his covenant, he'll die with him.
Matthew 23:20-22
Therefore, the one who swears an oath by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Hebrews 6:13
For when God made his promise to Abraham, he swore an oath by himself, since he had no one greater to swear by.