"For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself," — Hebrews 6:13

Hebrews 6:13 · KJV

“For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,”

— Hebrews 6:13

Verse 12

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Verse 14

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Hebrews 6 — Context

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Cross References

Genesis 22:15-18

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Luke 1:73

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Psalms 105:9-10

Which {covenant} he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth {in} righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Micah 7:20

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, {and} the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

Hebrews 6:16-18

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

Jeremiah 49:13

For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.