希伯来书 6:13

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

　神起誓保證他的應許　神應許亞伯拉罕的時候，因為沒有比自己更大的可以指著起誓，他就指著自己起誓，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
当 初 神 应 许 亚 伯 拉 罕 的 时 候 ， 因 为 没 有 比 自 己 更 大 可 以 指 着 起 誓 的 ， 就 指 着 自 己 起 誓 ， 说 ：

Contextual Overview

⁹ Dear friends, we are saying this to you, but we really expect better things from you that will lead to your salvation. ¹⁰ God is fair; he will not forget the work you did and the love you showed for him by helping his people. And he will remember that you are still helping them. ¹¹ We want each of you to go on with the same hard work all your lives so you will surely get what you hope for. ¹² We do not want you to become lazy. Be like those who through faith and patience will receive what God has promised. ¹³ God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham, ¹⁴ saying, "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants." ¹⁵ Abraham waited patiently for this to happen, and he received what God promised. ¹⁶ People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing. ¹⁷ God wanted to prove that his promise was true to those who would get what he promised. And he wanted them to understand clearly that his purposes never change, so he made an oath. ¹⁸ These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he makes a promise, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. These things encourage us who came to God for safety. They give us strength to hold on to the hope we have been given.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he sware: Hebrews 6:16-18, Genesis 22:15-18, Ezekiel 32:13, Psalms 105:9, Psalms 105:10, Isaiah 45:23, Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 49:13, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:73

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:15 - in peace Genesis 22:16 - General Exodus 32:13 - to whom Deuteronomy 7:8 - oath Deuteronomy 26:15 - as thou Deuteronomy 28:9 - sworn 1 Chronicles 16:16 - which he made Nehemiah 1:5 - keepeth Psalms 63:11 - sweareth Psalms 89:35 - Once Psalms 100:5 - and his truth Psalms 110:4 - Lord Isaiah 49:18 - As I live Jeremiah 32:40 - I will make Jeremiah 44:26 - I have sworn Jeremiah 51:14 - sworn Ezekiel 5:11 - as I live Daniel 9:27 - confirm Hosea 12:4 - spake Amos 6:8 - sworn Habakkuk 3:9 - according Luke 1:72 - perform Romans 3:3 - shall Romans 4:16 - the promise Romans 9:4 - promises Galatians 3:17 - that it Galatians 3:22 - that Hebrews 7:6 - had Hebrews 9:15 - promise Hebrews 10:14 - them 1 John 3:20 - God Revelation 10:5 - lifted

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
The number of people on earth began to grow, and daughters were born to them.

Genesis 6:2
When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.

Genesis 6:6
He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all human beings that I made on the earth. And I will destroy every animal and everything that crawls on the earth and the birds of the air, because I am sorry I have made them."

Genesis 6:10
He had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:11
People on earth did what God said was evil, and violence was everywhere.

Genesis 6:12
When God saw that everyone on the earth did only evil,

Genesis 7:23
God destroyed from the earth every living thing that was on the land—every man, animal, crawling thing, and bird of the sky. All that was left was Noah and what was with him in the boat.

Genesis 49:5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers who used their swords to do violence.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For when God made promise to Abraham,.... The apostle proposes Abraham as a pattern, because he was the father of these Hebrews, and of all believers; and because they were interested in the promise made to him, and had a right to the same blessing with him; and because he was remarkable for his faith and patience: the promise made to him is not that in Genesis 12:1 nor that in

Genesis 15:1 but that in Genesis 22:16 for that only had an oath annexed to it: and this was made by Jesus Christ, there called the Angel of the Lord, and here God; and who is truly and properly so; and than whom there is none greater; and who elsewhere, as here, is said to swear by himself, Isaiah 45:23 as follows:

because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself; swearing is ascribed to a divine person after the manner of men, and in condescension to them; and who is never introduced swearing, but in matters of moment and of great importance; the note of Philo the Jew n on the passage in Genesis 22:16 from whence the following words are cited, is worthy of observation, being very near the apostle's words;

"well does he (God) confirm the promise with an oath, and with an oath that becomes God; for you see that God does not swear by another, for nothing is better than himself, but by himself, who is the best of all; but some have suggested as if it was inconvenient to swear, for an oath is taken for the sake of faith; but God alone is faithful, &c.''

n Leg. Allegor. l. 2. p. 98.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For when God made promise to Abraham - That he would bless him, and multiply his seed as the stars of heaven; Genesis 22:16-17. The object of introducing this example here is, to encourage those to whom the apostle was writing to persevere in the Christian life, This he does by showing that God had given the highest possible assurance of his purpose to bless his people, by an oath. Reference is made to Abraham in this argument, probably, for two reasons:

1. To show the nature of the evidence which Christians have that they will be saved, or the ground of encouragement - being the same as that made to Abraham, and depending, as in his case, on the promise of God; and,

(2)Because the “example” of Abraham was just in point. He had persevered. He had relied firmly and solely on the promise of God. He did this when appearances were much against the fulfillment of the promise, and he thus showed the advantage of perseverance and fidelity in the cause of God.

Because he could swear by no greater - There is no being greater than God. In taking an oath among people it is always implied that the appeal is to one of superior power, who is able to punish for its infraction. But this could not occur in the case of God himself. There was no greater being than himself, and the oath, therefore, was by his own existence.

He sware by himself - Genesis 22:16. “By myself have I sworn;” compare Isaiah 45:23. In an oath of this kind God pledges his veracity; declares that the event shall be as certain as his existence; and secures it by all the perfections of his nature. The usual form of the oath is, “As I live, saith the Lord;” see Numbers 14:21, Numbers 14:28; Ezekiel 33:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 6:13. When God made promise to Abraham — The promise referred to is that made to Abraham when he had offered his son Isaac on the altar, Genesis 22:16-18: "By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord; for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thy only son; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." Of this promise the apostle only quotes a part, as is generally the case, because he knew that his readers were well acquainted with the Scriptures of the Old Testament, and particularly with the law.

He sware by himself — He pledged his eternal power and Godhead for the fulfilment of the promise; there was no being superior to himself to whom he could make appeal, or by whom he could be bound, therefore he appeals to and pledges his immutable truth and Godhead.