rsv Hebrews:6:15-17
rsv@Hebrews:6:15 @ And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.
rsv@Hebrews:6:16 @ Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
rsv@Hebrews:6:17 @ 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,