²¹ ‘You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire^[a] to Molech.^(A) Do not profane the name^(B) of your God; I am the Lord.

³ I will turn^[a] against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary^(A) and profaning my holy name.^(B)

⁵ ‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner.^(A) They do not fear me,’^(B) says the Lord of Armies.

Truthful Speech

¹² Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath.^(A) But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no,’ so that you won’t fall under judgement.^[a]