Verse List for HEB 6:13

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OET (OET-RV) When God made promises to Abraham, because he didn’t have anyone more powerful to take an oath in front of, he did it in his own name

OET-LV For/Because the to _Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) having _promised the god, because by no _one he _was _having greater to _swear, he _swore by himself

ULT For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no one greater by, whom to swear, swore by himself,

UST When God said that he would do something for Abraham, he guaranteed it himself. He did that because every other person who could guarantee it is less powerful than God.

BSB [When] God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

MSB [When] God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

BLB For God, having made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, swore by Himself,

AICNT For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

OEB When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.

WEBBE & WMBB For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

NET Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

LSV For God, having made promise to Abraham, seeing He was not able to swear by [any] greater, swore by Himself,

FBV When God gave his promise to Abraham he could swear by no one greater so he took an oath on himself,

TCNT When God made his promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

T4T When God promised to do things for Abraham, he said that he would punish himself if he did not do that, because there was no one of greater importance to ask to punish him if he did not do it.

LEB ¶  For when[fn] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

BBE For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

Moff For in making a promise to Abraham God swore by himself (since he could swear by none greater),

Wymth For when God gave the promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

ASV For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

DRA For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

YLT For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

Drby For [fn]God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

RV For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

SLT For God promising to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, sware by himself,

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

KJB-1769 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

KJB-1611 For when God made promise to Abraham, because hee could sweare by no greater, he sware by himselfe,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe,
(For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to swear by, he sware by himself,)

Gnva For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,
(For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to swear by, he sware by himself,)

Cvdl For whan God made promes to Abraham, because he had none greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,
(For when God made promes to Abraham, because he had none greater to swear by, he sware by himself,)

TNT For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thinge to sweare by he sware by him silfe
(For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thing to swear by he sware by himself)

Wycl For God bihetinge to Abraham, for he hadde noon grettere, bi whom he schulde swere, swoor bi hym silf,
(For God bihetinge to Abraham, for he had noon greater, by whom he should swear, swore/promised by himself,)

Luth Denn als GOtt Abraham verhieß, da er bei keinem Größeren zu schwören hatte, schwur er bei sich selbst
(Because as God Abraham promised, there he at/in none Größeren to/for swear had, oath he at/in itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself)

ClVg Abrahæ namque promittens Deus, quoniam neminem habuit, per quem juraret, majorem, juravit per semetipsum,[fn]
(Abraham for_indeed/truly promittens God, since/because no_one had, through which to_swear/promiset, greater, he_swore/promised through oneself,)

SR-GNT Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ ˚Θεός, ἐπεὶ κατʼ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθʼ ἑαυτοῦ ‡

UGNT τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ Θεός, ἐπεὶ κατ’ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθ’ ἑαυτοῦ

SBL-GNT Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός, ἐπεὶ κατʼ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθʼ ἑαυτοῦ,

RP-GNT Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός, ἐπεὶ κατ' οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθ' ἑαυτοῦ,

TC-GNT Τῷ γὰρ Ἁβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ Θεός, ἐπεὶ κατ᾽ οὐδενὸς εἶχε μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσε καθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ