The apostle Paul wrote: “God, when he purposed to demonstrate more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, stepped in with an oath, in order that, through two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we... may have strong encouragement to lay hold on the hope set before us. ”
پولس رسول نوشت :‏ « چون خدا خواست که عدم تغییر ارادهٔ خود را به وارثان وعده به تأکید بی‌شمار ظاهر سازد ،‏ قسم در میان آورد تا به دو امر بی‌تغییر که ممکن نیست خدا در مورد آنها دروغ گوید ،‏ .‏ .‏ .‏