Thematic Bible: Oaths


Thematic Bible




the oath which He swore to Abraham, our father; Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesGod Swearing Blessings







as I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter into My rest.'" Verse ConceptsSleeplessnessEntering LifeGod Swearing Harm



















And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and of those sitting at the table with them, ordered it to be given; Verse ConceptsGuestsSwearing OathsOther Sad PeopleThe King's OrdersBirthdays Celebrated


But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by Heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath; but let yours be "the yes, yes," and "the no, no"; that ye fall not under condemnation. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing








And he swore to her, "Whatsoever you ask of me, I will give it to you, unto half of my kingdom." Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfHalf Of Districts

Be not, therefore, persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; who, indeed, bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they should kill him; and now they are ready, expecting the promise from you." Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths



And the angel, whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land, lifted up his right hand to Heaven, and swore by Him Who liveth forever and ever, Who created the heaven and the things therein, and the earth and the things therein, and the sea and the things therein, that there shall be delay no longer;
















And again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man." Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfNot Knowing About ChristMental Abusedenial


Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask. Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersPeople Promising














But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to Him, "I adjure Thee by the living God, that Thou tell us whether Thou art the Christ, the Son of God" Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfAdjurationChrist Being SilentWho Is Jesus?Called Himself The ChristRivers




But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by Heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath; but let yours be "the yes, yes," and "the no, no"; that ye fall not under condemnation. Verse ConceptsBad LanguageConsistencyAffirmationsethics, personalOaths, HumanAffirmative ActionConversationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansCursingSwearing Being ForbiddenAssentingDissentSwearing OathsNot Swearing OathsNo CondemnationSwearing

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne; nor by the earth, because it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the Great King's city; neither swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.









I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren. Verse ConceptsReadingLettersLiteracyNames And Titles For The ChristianAdjurationReading Other Matter

For neither, at any time, did we use a word of flattery, as ye know, nor a semblance of covetousness, God is witness; Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofCloaksGreed, Believers' Response ToAppealing To GodThe Witness Of GodCovetousnessGreedmotives

But I invoke God as a witness upon my soul, that, as sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth. Verse ConceptsAppealing To GodThe Witness Of God

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whosoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!' Fools, and blind! for which is greater??he gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? 'And whosoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor!' read more.
Ye blind! for which is greater??he gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? He, therefore, who swears by the altar swears by it and by all things on it; and he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him dwelling therein; and he who swears by Heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him sitting thereon.





Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask. And she, urged on by her mother, says, "Give me here upon a plate the head of John the Immerser." And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and of those sitting at the table with them, ordered it to be given;

Now as to the things I am writing to you, behold, before God, I am not lying. Verse ConceptsWriting LettersNot LyingTelling The Truthlieing





For men swear by the greater; and the oath for confirmation is an end, to them, of every dispute: Verse ConceptsConfirmationSwearing OathsSwearing BySwearing


Be not, therefore, persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; who, indeed, bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they should kill him; and now they are ready, expecting the promise from you." Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths