13 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Hebrews 6:13
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Hebrews 6:16–18
16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. 17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 Thus by two unchang…
Genesis 22:15–17
15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, 16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like th…
Luke 1:72–74
72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, 73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us 74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
Genesis 21:23–25
23 Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.” 24 And Abraham replied, “I swear it.” 25 But when Abraham…
Psalms 105:8–10
8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— 9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
1 Chronicles 16:15–17
15 Remember His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— 16 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. 17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
Genesis 14:21–23
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.” 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a…
Hebrews 7:21–23
21 but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’” 22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. 23 Now there have been many other priests,…
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