Hebrews 6:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”
Hebrews 6:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hebrews 6:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hebrews 6:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hebrews 6:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Hebrews 6:17 — World English Bible
Hebrews 6:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;”
Hebrews 6:17 — American Standard Version
Hebrews 6:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,”
Hebrews 6:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Hebrews 6:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,”
Hebrews 6:17 — Darby Translation
Hebrews 6:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So God, willing more aboundantly to shew vnto the heires of promise the stablenes of his counsell, bound himselfe by an othe,”
Hebrews 6:17 — Geneva Bible
Hebrews 6:17 in Context — Hebrews 6
15 Et c’est ainsi qu’Abraham, ayant persévéré, obtint l’effet de la promesse.
16 Or les hommes jurent par celui qui est plus grand qu’eux, et le serment est une garantie qui met fin à tous leurs différends.
17 C’est pourquoi Dieu, voulant montrer avec plus d’évidence aux héritiers de la promesse l’immuabilité de sa résolution, intervint par un serment,
18 afin que, par deux choses immuables, dans lesquelles il est impossible que Dieu mente, nous trouvions un puissant encouragement, nous dont le seul refuge a été de saisir l’espérance qui nous était proposée.
19 Cette espérance, nous la possédons comme une ancre de l’âme, sûre et solide; elle pénètre au-delà du voile,
What Does Hebrews 6:17 Mean?
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