Hebrews 6:16
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 6
“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”Hebrews 6:16
What Does Hebrews 6:16 Mean?
Hebrews 6:16 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 6, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 6:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 14:24“The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:”Hebrews 6:13“For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,”Exodus 20:7“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”Exodus 22:11“Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.”Genesis 25:33“And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.”Genesis 26:31“And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.”Ruth 3:13“Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.”Hebrews 6:17“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”Genesis 26:28“And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;”Psalms 18:24“Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.”Isaiah 54:9“For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.”Hebrews 7:21“(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)”Genesis 14:22“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,”Genesis 21:23“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.”Genesis 21:24“And Abraham said, I will swear.”Genesis 21:30“And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”Genesis 31:53“The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.”Deuteronomy 26:3“And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.”Joshua 9:15“And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.”1 Samuel 20:3“And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.”
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