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Hebrews 6:16
For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath of confirmation is to them an end to all strife.
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
Indeed men swear [an oath] by one greater than themselves, and with them [in all disputes] the oath serves as confirmation [of what has been said] and is an end of the dispute.
Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
People pledge by something greater than themselves. A solemn pledge guarantees what they say and shuts down any argument.
Now people swear oaths by someone greater than themselves, and confirmation by an oath puts an end to all dispute.
When anyone wants to settle an argument, they make a vow by using the name of someone or something greater than themselves.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
For people swear by the greater one. And for them the oath for confirmation is the end of every dispute,
For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.
People always use the name of someone greater than themselves to make a promise with an oath. The oath proves that what they say is true, and there is no more arguing about it.
When someone makes a strong promise, he uses the authority of a person who is greater than himself. This shows that he will certainly obey his promise. Then nobody can argue about it.
To be sure, people swear by someone who is greater, and the oath serves as a confirmation for them that ends all disputes.
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
[L For] People always ·use the name of [L swear by] someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath ·proves [is confirmation] that what they say is true, and this ·ends all arguing [or settles the dispute; C an oath by a higher authority is taken as a legal guarantee].
For men verily swear by him that is greater than themselves, and an oath for confirmation is among them an end of all strife.
When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.
When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.
For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true. And this ends all arguing about what they say.
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.
Among men it is customary to swear by something greater than themselves. And if a statement is confirmed by an oath, that is the end of all quibbling. So in this matter, God, wishing to show beyond doubt that his plan was unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath. So that by two utterly immutable things, the word of God and the oath of God, who cannot lie, we who are refugees from this dying world might have a source of strength, and might grasp the hope that he holds out to us. This hope we hold as the utterly reliable anchor for our souls, fixed in the very certainty of God himself in Heaven, where Jesus has already entered on our behalf, having become, as we have seen, “High Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek”.
For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them.
When a man takes an oath, he is calling upon someone greater than himself to force him to do what he has promised or to punish him if he later refuses to do it; the oath ends all argument about it.
When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it all the way, putting his own reputation on the line. He said, “I promise that I’ll bless you with everything I have—bless and bless and bless!” Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they’ll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.
For men indeed swear by a greater authority than themselves, and for them an oath of confirmation ends all dispute.
For people swear by · someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts to an end all dispute.
When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.
Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves; for them an oath serves as a guarantee and puts an end to all argument.
For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.
People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.
When men make a promise, they use a name greater than themselves. They do this to make sure they will do what they promise. In this way, no one argues about it.
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.
Men will swear by one who is greater than themselves, and an oath to confirm the thing is among them an end of all strife.
Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.
Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.
Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.
Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.
People regularly swear by someone greater than themselves, and in all their disputes the oath confirms the matter and brings it to closure.
For Bnei Adam make a shevu’ah by someone greater than themselves, and a shevu’ah given as confirmation, settles every matter decisively.
For man indeed swears by Him Who is greater. And an oath of confirmation is an end of all strife among them.
Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
For people swear by someone greater; and the oath, as confirmation, is an end to all their disputing.
When swearing an oath to confirm what they are saying, humans swear by someone greater than themselves and so bring their arguments to an end.
For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
When men make a promise, they ask someone to hear it who is greater than they are. When someone great has heard a promise, it stops any quarrel about it.
For men swear by a greater than themselves, and the end of all their plea [and the end of all their controversy, or debate,] is an oath to confirmation.
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,
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