Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible








Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness." Know then that they who have faith, these are the sons of Abraham. Moreover the Scripture, foreseeing that God was to accept the gentiles as righteous by faith, proclaimed beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

















For men indeed swear by one who is greater, and the oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath,

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father, Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings


Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us;





For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, Verse ConceptsGod HimselfSwearing











nor because they are descendants of Abraham are they all children; but, "Thy offspring shall be reckoned from Isaac." Verse ConceptsConcubinesChildren Of AbrahamDescendants ofSeeds










Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness." Know then that they who have faith, these are the sons of Abraham. Moreover the Scripture, foreseeing that God was to accept the gentiles as righteous by faith, proclaimed beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying, "In thee shall all nations be blessed."