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“Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’ — read the full passage →

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’ — read the full passage →

For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.

For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. — read the full passage →

To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’”

‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?’ — read the full passage →

“Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask. — read the full passage →

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

the oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father,

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. — read the full passage →

but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; — read the full passage →

For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest”; although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.” — read the full passage →

Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

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

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

But he began to curse, and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!”

For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath — read the full passage →

I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”