MNT(i)
15 And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
16 I am referring to the oath because men swear by what is greater than themselves, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
17 On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;
18 that by means of two immutable things—his promise and his oath—in which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;