Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,

照样，神愿意为那承受应许的人格外显明他的旨意是不更改的，就起誓为证。

照样，上帝愿意为那承受应许的人更有力地显明他的旨意不可更改，他以起誓作保证。

照样，神愿意为那承受应许的人更有力地显明他的旨意不可更改，他以起誓作保证。

同样，上帝为要向承受应许的人显明祂的旨意绝不更改，就用誓言向他们保证。

照样，神定意向那些承受应许的人，更清楚地表明他的旨意是不更改的，就用起誓作保证。

为此，神想要对那些继承应许的人格外表明他的计划是不能更改的，就用所起的誓来保证。

照樣，神願意為那承受應許的人格外顯明他的旨意是不更改的，就起誓為證。

照樣，上帝願意為那承受應許的人更有力地顯明他的旨意不可更改，他以起誓作保證。

照樣，神願意為那承受應許的人更有力地顯明他的旨意不可更改，他以起誓作保證。

同樣，上帝為要向承受應許的人顯明祂的旨意絕不更改，就用誓言向他們保證。

照樣，神定意向那些承受應許的人，更清楚地表明他的旨意是不更改的，就用起誓作保證。

照這樣、上帝呢，上帝既定意向那些承受應許的後嗣更充分指明他計畫之不可更改，也就加上了起誓作保，

為此，神想要對那些繼承應許的人格外表明他的計劃是不能更改的，就用所起的誓來保證。

上帝欲於將承所許者、益彰其旨之不易、故實之以誓、

上帝欲使將得福之人、知其旨不易、故實之以誓、

天主欲使將得所許之福者、確知其旨不易、則實之以誓、

天主之立誓、亦欲昭示承恩諾者、以其所諾乃一成不變云耳。

Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

So God gave his word when he made his promise. He wanted to make it very clear that his purpose does not change. He wanted those who would receive what was promised to know this.

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.

Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,

In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to the heirs of the promise the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath,

Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed[ it] by an oath:

In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the LORD’s counsel— that will stand.

By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,“ Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:

The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.

The Lord has sworn And will not relent,“ You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.

and if children, then heirs— heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

“ For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

“ But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

THE BELOVED: I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk.( TO HIS FRIENDS): Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones!

This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.For the Lord of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?”

“ Thus says the Lord:‘ If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’”

Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying,‘ My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’

They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.

“ For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

But they said,“ We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said,‘ Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you,

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

“ Thus says the Lord:‘ If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers.

then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.

Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?