Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.
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Showing posts with label The Bible Quotes. Show all posts
When caught reading the Bible,...
When caught reading the Bible, W.C. Fields said T'm looking for loopholes.' The Bible is nothing but a succession of civil rights struggles by the Jewish people against their oppressors.
We have piped unto you, and ye...
We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Unto everyone that hath shall ...
Unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
They are as stubble before the...
They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
The wilderness and the solitar...
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
The total absence of humour in...
The total absence of humour in the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
The next day John seeth Jesus ...
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.
The fathers have eaten a sour ...
The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
The English of the Bible has a...
The English of the Bible has a pithiness and raciness, a homely tang, a terse sententiousness, an idiomatic flavour which comes home to men's business and bosoms ... a nobility of diction and ... a rhythmic quality . . . unrivaled in its beauty.
The bible should be taught so ...
The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.
That kind of so-called houseke...
That kind of so-called housekeeping where they have six Bibles and no cork-screw.
Seek not out the things that a...
Seek not out the things that are too hard for thee, neither search the things that are above thy strength.
Out of the mouths of babes and...
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength.
Oh my Father, if it be possibl...
Oh my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Neither do men light a candle ...
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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