Berean Standard Bible
“When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,”
Hebrews 6 encourages readers to move on to maturity and to hold on to hope. The author points to the certainty of God's promises using Abraham as an example.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
World English Bible (WEB)
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
King James Version (KJV)
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
American Standard Version (ASV)
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque prometiendo Dios á Abraham, no pudiendo jurar por otro mayor, juró por sí mismo,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En la promesa que Dios hizo a Abraham, Dios juró por sí mismo, ya que no había nombre mayor por el cual jurar. Y dijo:
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