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Hebrews 6:13 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 6 · verse 13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,Hebrews 6:13 · King James Version
Hebrews 6:13 in context
11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
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Key words (Strong's)
- promiseepangellomaito announce that one is about to do or furnish something, to promise to engage…G1861 →
- AbrahamabraamAbraham = " father of a multitude" , the son of Terah and the founder of the…G11 →
- greatermeizōngreater, larger, elder, strongerG3187 →
- swearomnyōto swear, to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath, in swearing to call a person or…G3660 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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The apostle, having applied himself to the fears of the Hebrews, in order to excite their diligence and prevent their apostasy, now proceeds to apply himself to their hopes, and candidly declares the good hope he had concerning them, that they would persevere;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20