Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Oaths » Permitted in bearing witness
And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
If he takes his oath before the Lord that he has not put his hand to his neighbour's goods, the owner is to take his word for it and he will not have to make payment for it.
And he will make her take an oath, and say to her, If no man has been your lover and you have not been with another in place of your husband, you are free from this bitter water causing the curse;
Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:
Oaths » The jews » To use God's name alone in
Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.
So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.
Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
Worship » To be rendered only to God
And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word.
And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me.
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
You are to have no other gods but me.
Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:
Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
You are to have no other gods but me.