Hebrews 6:17 · KJV
“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed {it} by an oath: {confirmed...: Gr. interposed himself by}”
— Hebrews 6:17
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.
That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Hebrews 6 — Context
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.
17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed {it} by an oath: {confirmed...: Gr. interposed himself by}
18That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19Which {hope} we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Cross References
Proverbs 19:21
{There are} many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which {it was} impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper {in the thing} whereto I sent it.
Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, {so} shall it stand:
Psalms 110:4
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as {in} a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
Psalms 33:11
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. {to all...: Heb. to generation and generation}
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly.