¹³ For ^(A)when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He ^(B)swore by Himself, ¹⁴ saying, “^(C)indeed I will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you.” ¹⁵ And so, ^(D)having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. ^16 (E)For people swear an oath by ^[a]one greater than themselves, and with them ^(F)an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute. ^17 [b]In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to ^(G)the heirs of the promise ^[c](H)the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, ^[d]confirmed it with an oath, ¹⁸ so that by two unchangeable things in which ^(I)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to ^(J)the hope set before us.

^8 (A)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.

¹⁷ Every good thing given and every perfect gift is ^(A)from above, coming down from ^(B)the Father of lights, ^(C)with whom there is no variation or ^[a]shifting shadow.

^9 (A)If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and ^(B)cleanse us from all unrighteousness.