Paul pointed out that Jehovah had made a promise of blessings to come through Abraham. Then the apostle explained: “God... stepped in with an oath, in order that, through two unchangeable things [his word and his oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to the refuge may have strong encouragement to lay hold on the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and firm. ”
Apostel Paulus juhtis tähelepanu sellele, et Jehoova tõotuse järgi tulevad õnnistused Aabrahami kaudu, ning ütles siis: ” Jumal [on].. vannet tarvitanud vahendiks, et kahe kõikumatu asja [oma sõna ja oma vande] läbi, milles Jumalal on võimatu valetada, oleks vägev julgustus meil, kes oleme usaldanud kinni haarata eelolevast lootusest, mis meile on otsekui hinge ankur, kindel ja tugev ”.