Hebrews 6:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

Berean Study Bible
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

New American Standard Bible
For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

NASB 1995
For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

NASB 1977
For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Contemporary English Version
When anyone wants to settle an argument, they make a vow by using the name of someone or something greater than themselves.

Good News Translation
When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.

International Standard Version
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.

NET Bible
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

New King James Version
For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

King James 2000 Bible
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

New Heart English Bible
For people swear oaths by something greater, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

World English Bible
For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

American King James Version
For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

American Standard Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

A Faithful Version
For indeed, men swear by the greater, and confirmation by an oath puts an end to all disputes between them.

Darby Bible Translation
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

English Revised Version
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

Webster's Bible Translation
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For men veryly sweare by the greater, and an oth for confirmation, is to them an ende of all stryfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
As for men, they sweare by him that is greater then them selues: and the ooth is the ende of all stryfe to confirme the thinge amoge them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Men verely sweare by him that is greater then them selves and an othe to confyrme the thynge ys amonge them an ende of all stryfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,

Berean Literal Bible
For men swear by one greater, and an end of all their disputes, for confirmation, is the oath,

Young's Literal Translation
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation is the oath,

Smith's Literal Translation
For truly men swear by the greater: and the oath for confirmation to them the end of all controversy.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For men swear according to the greater and the oath is the confirmation of the end of all their disputes.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For among men, they swear by that which is greater than they, and concerning every dispute which they have had among them, a sure end of it has come by an oath.

Lamsa Bible
For men swear by one who is greater than themselves: and in every dispute among them, the true settlement is by oaths.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For, verily, men swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

Godbey New Testament
For men swear by the greater: and an oath of confirmation is to them an end to all controversy:

Haweis New Testament
For men indeed swear by something greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes.

Mace New Testament
for when men swear by a superior, the ratifying what they say with an oath, puts an end to all further debate.

Weymouth New Testament
For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.

Worrell New Testament
For men swear by the greater; and the oath for confirmation is an end, to them, of every dispute:

Worsley New Testament
For men swear by a greater Being, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.
















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