Cross references
Hebrews 6:16
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
Hebrews 6:16 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 22:11 (4 votes) and Hebrews 6:13 (3 votes). 47 other verses point back to it. It links with 24 other books, from Genesis 14 to Hebrews 7.
Which verses does Hebrews 6:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Exodus 22:114 votes
an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
- Hebrews 6:133 votes
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Genesis 14:222 votes
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Genesis 21:232 votes
Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
- Genesis 21:30–312 votes
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.” So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Genesis 31:532 votes
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- Joshua 9:15–202 votes
And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them. Three days after they had made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living among them. …
- Ezekiel 17:16–202 votes
‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. …
- 2 Samuel 21:21 vote
At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
- Matthew 23:20–221 vote
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. …
Which verses point to Hebrews 6:16?
The 10 strongest of 47.