13For when God had promised to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.14saying, "I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply you."15And thus, having had patience, he obtained the promise.16For humans swear by the greater, and the oath serves as the end of every dispute among them for confirmation.17In this, God, desiring more excessively to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his plan, guaranteed it by oath.18So that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.19We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and one that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.20There Jesus has entered as forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.