Vow

When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

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

Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

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.

“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 I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

Therefore hear Yahweh’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year. — read the full passage →

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. — read the full passage →