Annotation CCCXXXVIII
”Before all things, my brethren, swear not.” — James 5:12
Oath.
Oecumenius, in the Collectanea, in this place seems to forbid the right of swearing altogether to Christians. See Annotation 26 of this book.
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Annotation CCCXXXVIII, Oath (James 5:12)
“Before all things, my brethren, swear not.”
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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation CCCXXXVIII, Oath (James 5:12),” in Annotations on the New Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/340-annotation-cccxxxviii-oath-james-5-12/.