Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Holman Bible
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:
International Standard Version
For when God made his promise to Abraham, he swore an oath by himself, since he had no one greater to swear by.
A Conservative Version
For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,
American Standard Version
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
Amplified
For when God made the promise to Abraham, He swore [an oath] by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,
An Understandable Version
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could not make a vow by anyone greater, He vowed by Himself,
Anderson New Testament
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
Bible in Basic English
For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,
Common New Testament
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
Daniel Mace New Testament
For when God gave his promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying,
Darby Translation
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
Godbey New Testament
For God having promised Abraham, since he had no greater one by whom to swear, swore by himself,
Goodspeed New Testament
For when God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to make oath by, he did so by himself,
John Wesley New Testament
For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater,
Julia Smith Translation
For God promising to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, sware by himself,
King James 2000
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [when] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,
Modern King James verseion
For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater thing to swear by, he sware by himself,
Moffatt New Testament
For in making a promise to Abraham God swore by himself (since he could swear by none greater),
Montgomery New Testament
For when God make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.
NET Bible
Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
New Heart English Bible
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
Noyes New Testament
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
Sawyer New Testament
For God haying promised Abraham, when he could not swear by a greater, swore by himself,
The Emphasized Bible
For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He sware, by himself, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For God when he gave the promise to Abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by, sware by himself,
Twentieth Century New Testament
When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.
Webster
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
Weymouth New Testament
For when God gave the promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Williams New Testament
For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it,
World English Bible
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
Worrell New Testament
For God, when making a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, swore by Himself,
Worsley New Testament
For when God made the promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He sware by Himself, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
Themes
Covenant » Of God with men » Confirmed with an oath
spiritual Development » Select reading, heb 511-14, 61-16
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 6:13
Images Hebrews 6:13
Prayers for Hebrews 6:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Will Not Forget You
12
so that you will not be sluggish, but
Cross References
Luke 1:73
Genesis 22:15-18
Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven,
Psalm 105:9-10
And His
Isaiah 45:23
The
And will not turn back,
That to Me
Jeremiah 22:5
Jeremiah 49:13
For I have
Ezekiel 32:13
And
And the hoofs of beasts will not muddy them.
Micah 7:20
And
Which You
From the days of old.
Hebrews 6:16-18