Hebrews 6:12-17

12that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

14saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

17Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,