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Hebrews 6:13 — King James Version← Study notes

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,


Hebrews 6:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 6:1315 words
GreekMeaning
Τῷ
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
ἈβραὰμAbraam
to AbrahamnounG11
ἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenos
having made His promiseverbG1861
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐπεὶepei
sincewordG1893
κατ’kat’
byprepositionG2596
οὐδενὸςoudenos
no oneadjectiveG3762
εἶχενeichen
He hadverbG2192
μείζονοςmeizonos
greateradjectiveG3173
ὀμόσαιomosai
to swearverbG3660
ὤμοσενōmosen
He sworeverbG3660
καθ’kath’
byprepositionG2596
ἑαυτοῦheautou
HimselfpronounG1438
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 6:13

Having boldly reflected on the faults of the Hebrews, and sufficiently alarmed them, he consoles them, first, by praises, and secondly (which also is the stronger ground), by the [thought] that they would certainly attain the object of their hope. Moreover he draws his consolation, not from things future, but again from the past, which indeed would the rather persuade them. For as in the case of punishment, he alarms them rather by those [viz. things future], so also in the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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