Hebrews 6:16
For men make oath by something greater than themselves, and they accept an oath as settling finally any disagreement they may have.
Matthew 23:20-22
Anyone who swears by the altar is swearing by it and by everything that is on it,
Hebrews 6:13
For when God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to make oath by, he did so by himself,
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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Luke 1:73
"And the oath that he swore to our forefather Abraham,