12 And you shall not (A)swear by My name falsely, (B)nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

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13 You shall (A)fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and (B)shall take oaths in His name.

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20 (A)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

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Jesus Forbids Oaths

33 “Again you have heard that (A)it was said to those of [a]old, (B)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (C)shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, (D)do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is (E)God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of (F)the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 (G)But let [b]your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:33 ancient times
  2. Matthew 5:37 Lit. your word be yes yes

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