A Lie not Permitted to Man
Genesis 27:6-10
And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,…


The minister of the seminary at Clermont, France, having been seized at Autun by the populace, the mayor, who wished to save him, advised him not to take the oath, but to allow him to tell the people that he had taken it. "I would myself make known your falsehood to the people," replied the clergyman; "it is not permitted me to ransom my life by a lie. The God who prohibits my taking the oath will not allow me to make it believed that I have taken it." The mayor was silent, and the minister was martyred.



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

WEB: Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,




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