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For [when]a God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,
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saying, "Surely {I will greatly bless} you, and {I will greatly multiply} you."
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And so, [by]b persevering, he obtained the promise.
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For people swear by what is greater [than themselves], and the oath for confirmation [is the] end of all dispute for them.
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In the same way God, [because he]c wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath,
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in order that through two unchangeable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before [us],
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which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,
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where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, [because he]d became a high priest {forever}e according to the order of Melchizedek.
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software. (Lexham English Bible)
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