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Hebrews 6:15-17
New English Translation
Hebrews 6:15-17
New English Translation
15 And so by persevering, Abraham[a] inherited the promise. 16 For people[b] swear by something greater than themselves,[c] and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.[d] 17 In the same way[e] God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable,[f] and so he intervened with an oath,
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- Hebrews 6:15 tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Abraham) has been specified for clarity.
- Hebrews 6:16 tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anthrōpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”
- Hebrews 6:16 tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.
- Hebrews 6:16 tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”
- Hebrews 6:17 tn Grk “in which.”
- Hebrews 6:17 tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”
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