Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
By which God, wanting to demonstrate more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutableness of his resolve, confirmed it by an oath.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Holman Bible
Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,
International Standard Version
In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
American Standard Version
Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
Amplified
In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath,
An Understandable Version
Since God wanted to show conclusively to those who would inherit the promise [i.e., Abraham and all of his spiritual descendants], how unchangeable His purpose was, He confirmed it with an oath.
Anderson New Testament
Wherefore, God, being more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of his promise the immutability of his purpose, inter posed an oath,
Bible in Basic English
So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;
Common New Testament
So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,
Daniel Mace New Testament
wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath:
Darby Translation
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
Godbey New Testament
but God, in this wishing more abundantly to show forth to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Goodspeed New Testament
Therefore, God in his desire to make it perfectly clear to those to whom he made his promise, that his purpose was unalterable, bound himself with an oath,
John Wesley New Testament
Wherefore God being willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, interposed by an oath:
Julia Smith Translation
In which God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the firmness of his counsel, he intervened by an oath:
King James 2000
So God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath,
Modern King James verseion
In this way desiring to declare more fully to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, God interposed by an oath,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath,
Moffatt New Testament
God, in his desire to afford the heirs of the Promise a special proof of the solid character of his purpose, interposed with an oath;
Montgomery New Testament
On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;
NET Bible
In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
New Heart English Bible
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
Noyes New Testament
Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath,
Sawyer New Testament
for which cause, God wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, interposed with an oath,
The Emphasized Bible
Wherein God, being, more abundantly disposed to shew forth unto the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, mediated, with an oath, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by oath,
Twentieth Century New Testament
And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath.
Webster
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Weymouth New Testament
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,
Williams New Testament
Therefore, because God wanted to make the strongest demonstration of the unchangeable character of His purpose, He interposed with an oath,
World English Bible
In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
Worrell New Testament
wherein God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed with an oath;
Worsley New Testament
Wherefore God being willing more abundantly to manifest unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it with an oath:
Youngs Literal Translation
in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,
Themes
Condescension of God » Scriptures relating to
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are immutable
divine Counsels » Divine counsels, immutable
Covenant » Of God with men » Confirmed with an oath
God » Examples of Leadership » Immutable
Oaths » God used, to show the immutability of his counsel
The promises of God » Saints » Heirs of
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 6:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Will Not Forget You
16 For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation. 17 By which God, wanting to demonstrate more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutableness of his resolve, confirmed it by an oath. 18 So that by two immutable events, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, having fled for refuge to seize the hope being openly displayed.
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Cross References
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he lived alien in the land of promise as a foreigner, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise.
Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
Hebrews 6:18
So that by two immutable events, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, having fled for refuge to seize the hope being openly displayed.
Psalm 110:4
LORD has sworn, and will not repent. Thou are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Genesis 26:28
And they said, We saw plainly that LORD was with thee. And we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and thee. And let us make a covenant with thee,
Exodus 22:11
the oath of LORD shall be between them both, whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's goods. And the owner of it shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
Job 23:13-14
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desires, even that he does.
Psalm 33:11
The counsel of LORD stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psalm 36:8
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou will make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Isaiah 14:24
LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,
Isaiah 14:26-27
This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Isaiah 46:10
declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,
Isaiah 54:9-10
For this is [as] the waters of Noah to me. For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with thee, nor rebuke thee.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to LORD, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:11
so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth. It shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. And it shall prosper in the thing to which I sent it.
Jeremiah 33:20-21
Thus says LORD: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season,
Jeremiah 33:25-26
Thus says LORD: If my covenant of day and night [stand] not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,
Malachi 3:6
For I, LORD, do not change. Therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
John 10:10
The thief comes not, except that he might steal and kill and destroy. I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.
Romans 8:17
And if children, also heirs, heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer jointly, so that we may also be glorified jointly.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Galatians 3:29
And if ye are Christ's, then ye are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.
Hebrews 6:12
so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:16
For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being divinely warned about things not yet seen, moved with awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became an heir of righteousness according to faith.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 3:7
Likewise the husbands living together knowledgably, as with a weaker vessel, apportioning worth to the female as also joint-heirs of the grace of life, for your prayers not to be hindered.