20 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Matthew 23:20
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Matthew 5:33–35
33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it…
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2 Chronicles 6:21–23
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1 Kings 8:30–32
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James 5:11–13
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Numbers 30:1–3
1 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: 2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. 3 And if a woman in…
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