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Hebrews 6:16
The 2026 edition cites 2 passages containing Hebrews 6:16, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Hebrews 6:16
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 22.2
The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and reverence. Therefore, to swear vainly or rashly…
Hebrews 6:16-18
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 22.1
There is scriptural warrant for swearing with the hand uplifted. Christians should avoid all superstitious or pagan customs in taking an oath.