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16 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. 17 In the same way, since it was God's desire to display more convincingly to the heirs of the promise how unchangeable His purpose was, 18 He added an oath, in order that, through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for Him to prove false, we may possess mighty encouragement--we who, for safety, have hastened to lay hold of the hope set before us. 19 That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become, like Melchizedek, a High Priest for ever. Hebrews 6:16-20, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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