15 And so, by[a] persevering, he obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them. 17 In the same way God, because he[b] 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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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:15 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persevering”) which is understood as means
  2. Hebrews 6:17 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal