1 I SWEAR to you, my children, but I swear not by any oath, neither by heaven nor by earth, nor by any other creature which God created. (2EN) 2 The Lord said: 'There is no oath in me, nor injustice, but truth.' (2EN)
2 Enoch 49:1–2
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1 Now, therefore, I swear to you, the righteous, by the glory of the Great and Honoured and (ENO) 2 Mighty One in dominion, and by His greatness I swear to you. I know a mystery And have read the heavenly tablets, And have seen the holy books, And have found written the… (ENO)
2 Corinthians 11:30–32
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying. 32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arres…
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