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Wherein God willing more abundantly to shewe vnto the heyres of promise the immutabilitie of his counsell, confirmed it by an oath:
- 1611 King James Bible
Hebrews 6:17 side note reference: Gr. interposed himselfe by an oath.
Other Translations of Hebrews 6:17
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
- American Standard Version (1901)
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
- Basic English Bible
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
- Darby Bible
Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath:
- Douay Rheims Bible
Heb 6:17 Wherein God . . . confirmed [it] by the an oath. God, out of condescension to that human weakness which puts more confidence in an oath than in the bare word, confirmed his promise by an oath.
- People's Bible
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
- Webster's Bible
In the same way, since it was God's desire to display more convincingly to the heirs of the promise how unchangeable His purpose was,
- Weymouth Bible
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
- World English Bible
In which thing God willynge to schewe plenteuouslier to the eiris of his biheest the sadnesse of his counsel,
- Wycliffe Bible
in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 6:17
6:17 God interposed by an oath - Amazing condescension! He who is greatest of all acts as if he were a middle person; as if while he swears, he were less than himself, by whom he swears! Thou that hearest the promise, dost thou not yet believe?
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