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13 When epangellomai God theos made a promise epangellomai to ho Abraham Abraam, · ho since epei he had echō no one oudeis greater megas by kata whom to swear omnyō, he swore omnyō by kata himself heautou, 14 saying legō, “ Surely ei I will bless you sy greatly eulogeō and kai increase your descendants sy abundantly plēthunō.” 15 And kai thus houtōs by patient endurance makrothumeō, Abraham received epitynchanō what ho had been promised epangelia.

16 For gar people anthrōpos swear omnyō by kata · ho someone greater megas than themselves, and kai the ho oath horkos confirms eis what is said and puts to an end peras all pas dispute antilogia. 17 Because en hos God theos wanted boulomai to show more perissoteros · ho clearly epideiknymi to the ho heirs klēronomos of the ho promise epangelia the ho unchanging ametathetos nature of ho his autos purpose boulē, he confirmed mesiteuō it with an oath horkos, 18 so that hina through dia two dyo unchangeable ametathetos facts pragma, in en which hos it is impossible adynatos for God theos to lie pseudomai, · ho we echō who ho have taken refuge katapheugō might have echō strong ischuros incentive paraklēsis to hold fast krateō to the ho hope elpis set before prokeimai us. 19 We have echō this hos hope as hōs an anchor ankyra for ho life psychē, both te sure asphalēs and kai steadfast bebaios · kai a hope that enters eiserchomai the ho inner shrine esōteros behind the ho veil katapetasma, 20 where hopou Jesus Iēsous has entered eiserchomai on hyper our hēmeis behalf hyper as forerunner prodromos, having become ginomai a high priest archiereus for eis all ho time aiōn according to kata the ho order taxis of Melchizedek Melchisedek.

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The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(A) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”[a](B) 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.(C)

16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(D) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(E) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(F) he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(G) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(H) set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,(I) 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(J) He has become a high priest(K) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:14 Gen. 22:17