Bible Verses About Oath

For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife.

For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.

And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.

But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.

But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given.

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.

And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

He therefore that sweareth by the altar sweareth by it and by all things that are upon it.

And whosoever shall swear by the temple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth in it.

And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

And the king was struck sad. Yet because of his oath, and because of them that were with him at table, he would not displease her:

The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul.

And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.

Who came to the chief priests and the ancients and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul.

But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth: not because we exercise dominion over your faith: but we are helpers of your joy. For in faith you stand.

Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

As I have sworn in my wrath: If they shall enter into my rest.

And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous?