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Exodus 20:7
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Exodus 20:7
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7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(A)
Exodus 20:7
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Exodus 20:7
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7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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Deuteronomy 5:11
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11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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James 5:12
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James 5:12
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12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(A)
James 5:12
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James 5:12
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12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
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Leviticus 19:12
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Leviticus 19:12
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Leviticus 19:12
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Leviticus 19:12
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12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Matthew 5:33-37
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Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(A) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(B) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(C) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(D) 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.(E) 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(F) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](G)
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:37 Or from evil
Matthew 5:33-37
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Matthew 5:33-37
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33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
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Jeremiah 4:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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Jeremiah 4:2
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2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
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Hebrews 6:16-17
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Hebrews 6:16-17
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16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(A) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(B) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(C) he confirmed it with an oath.
Hebrews 6:16-17
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Hebrews 6:16-17
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16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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Psalm 50:14-16
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Psalm 50:14-16
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14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
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Joshua 9:20
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Joshua 9:20
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20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath(A) we swore to them.”
Joshua 9:20
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Joshua 9:20
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20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
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Matthew 26:63-64
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Matthew 26:63-64
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63 But Jesus remained silent.(A)
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(B) by the living God:(C) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(D) the Son of God.”(E)
64 “You have said so,”(F) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(G) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a](H)
Footnotes
- Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.
Matthew 26:63-64
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Matthew 26:63-64
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63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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Matthew 23:16-22
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Matthew 23:16-22
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16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(A) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(B) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(C) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(D) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(E) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(F)
Matthew 23:16-22
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Matthew 23:16-22
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16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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Joshua 2:17
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Joshua 2:17
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17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath(A) you made us swear will not be binding on us
Joshua 2:17
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Joshua 2:17
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17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
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Joshua 2:12
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Joshua 2:12
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12 “Now then, please swear to me(A) by the Lord that you will show kindness(B) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(C)
Joshua 2:12
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Joshua 2:12
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12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
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