Genesis 42:15
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15 In this manner you shall be tested: (A)By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
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1 Samuel 17:55
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55 When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to (A)Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, (B)whose son is this youth?”
And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
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James 5:12
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12 But above all, my brethren, (A)do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into [a]judgment.
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- James 5:12 M hypocrisy
Matthew 23:16-22
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16 “Woe to you, (A)blind guides, who say, (B)‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ 17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold (C)or the temple that [a]sanctifies the gold? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ 19 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift (D)or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore he who [b]swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by (E)Him who [c]dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by (F)the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
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- Matthew 23:17 NU sanctified
- Matthew 23:20 Swears an oath
- Matthew 23:21 M dwelt
Matthew 5:33-37
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Jesus Forbids Oaths
33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (E)God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of (F)the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 (G)But let [b]your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
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- Matthew 5:33 ancient times
- Matthew 5:37 Lit. your word be yes yes
Jeremiah 5:7
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7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And (A)sworn by those (B)that are not gods.
(C)When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
Jeremiah 5:2
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1 Samuel 20:3
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3 Then David took an oath again, and said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But (A)truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”
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1 Samuel 1:26
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26 And she said, “O my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 6:13
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13 You shall (A)fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and (B)shall take oaths in His name.
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Genesis 44:20-34
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20 And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and (A)a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is (B)dead, and he (C)alone is left of his mother’s children, and his (D)father loves him.’ 21 Then you said to your servants, (E)‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’ 22 And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ 23 But you said to your servants, (F)‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’
24 “So it was, when we went up to your servant my father, that we told him the words of my lord. 25 And (G)our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’ 26 But we said, ‘We cannot go down; if our youngest brother is with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man’s face unless our youngest brother is with us.’ 27 Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that (H)my wife bore me two sons; 28 and the one went out from me, and I said, (I)“Surely he is torn to pieces”; and I have not seen him since. 29 But if you (J)take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.’
30 “Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since (K)his life is bound up in the lad’s life, 31 it will happen, when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die. So your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For your servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, (L)‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father forever.’ 33 Now therefore, please (M)let your servant remain instead of the lad as a slave to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brothers. 34 For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would [a]come upon my father?”
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- Genesis 44:34 Lit. find
Genesis 43:3
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3 But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your (A)brother is with you.’
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Genesis 42:34
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34 And bring your (A)youngest brother to me; so I shall know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. I will grant your brother to you, and you may (B)trade in the land.’ ”
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Genesis 42:30
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30 “The man who is lord of the land (A)spoke [a]roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
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- Genesis 42:30 harshly
Genesis 42:20
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20 And (A)bring your youngest brother to me; so your words will be verified, and you shall not die.”
And they did so.
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Genesis 42:16
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16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be [a]kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!”
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- Genesis 42:16 Lit. bound
Genesis 42:12
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12 But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”
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Genesis 42:7
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7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as (A)a stranger to them and spoke [a]roughly to them. Then he said to them, “Where do you come from?”
And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.”
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- Genesis 42:7 harshly
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