Quotes About Oath

And you say, ëIf anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.í

So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

And he who swears by heaven swears by Godís throne and by the One who sits on it.

And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

So I swore on oath in My anger, ëThey shall never enter My rest.í”

Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ëThey shall never enter My rest.í” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ëYou are a priest forever.í”

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.