16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(A)

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16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and (A)an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

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16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (A)an oath is final for confirmation.

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17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(A) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(B) he confirmed it with an oath.

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17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to (A)the heirs of promise (B)the [a]immutability of His counsel, [b]confirmed it by an oath,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:17 unchangeableness of His purpose
  2. Hebrews 6:17 guaranteed

17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (A)the heirs of the promise (B)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (C)he guaranteed it with an oath,

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