rsv Hebrews:6:13-18 SEEK
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For when God made a promise to Abraham ,
since he had no one greater by whom to swear ,
he swore by himself ,
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saying , "
Surely I will bless you and multiply you ."
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And thus Abraham ,
having patiently endured ,
obtained the promise .
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Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves ,
and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation .
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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 ,
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so that through two unchangeable things ,
in which it is impossible that God should prove false ,
we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us .