Hebrews 6:13-20

Tree of Life Version

The Promise and the Oath

¹³ Now when God made His promise to Abraham—since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, ¹⁴ saying, “Surely I will bless you, and surely I will multiply you.” ^{[a] 15} And so after waiting patiently, Abraham reached the promise. ^{[b] 16} For people swear by someone greater; and the oath, as confirmation, is an end to all their disputing. ¹⁷ In the same way God, determining to point out more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of His purpose, guaranteed it with an oath. ¹⁸ So by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie,^[c] we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. ¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, both firm and steady—a hope that enters the inner place behind the curtain. ^{[d] 20} Yeshua has entered there as a forerunner on our behalf, having become Kohen Gadol “forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”^[e]