Hebrews 6:13-18 ▼

13 For God, when making a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, swore by Himself,

14 saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you; and multiplying, I will multiply you."

15 And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

17 wherein God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed with an oath;

18 that, through two immutable facts, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us;