Tao Te Ching
Fresco in Capella Sistina, Vatican
New Testament Διαθήκη
By Jesus
A selection of early Christian writings decided upon by early church leaders. Voltaire thought this list was determined during the Council of Nicaea in 325 but most modern historians believe this was decided earlier. At least part of this selection process seems to have been based on which writings most supported a strong role for the administrators, priests, and hierarchy though some of the more mystical messages of the Gnostic Gospels like “The Kingdom of God is within you” slipped through. The approved collection includes 27 books, 4 narratives about Jesus’s life (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), 21 letters called "Epistles,” a book of prophecy, and stories about the early church called "Acts of the Apostles
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Quotes from New Testament Διαθήκη
“A man reaps what he sows.”
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“All of us with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory and are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory”
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“Avenge not yourselves, for it is written, 'Vengence is mine, I will repay,' saith the Lord.”
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“Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
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“Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’… do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
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“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
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“He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.”
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“if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
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“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
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“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
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“Merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by their sorcery.”
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“Return your sword to its place, for all who will take up the sword, will die by the sword.”
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“The kingdom of God comes not with observation… the kingdom of God is within you”
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“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and covered with gold ornaments, precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom. The name written on her forehead was a mystery: babylon the great the mother of prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth.”
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“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
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“Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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“Those who find their life shall lose it: those who lose their life for my sake shall find it.”
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“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not money, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not money, it profiteth me nothing. Money suffereth long, and is kind; money envieth not; money vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. … And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money.”
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“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?”
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’… in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
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Quotes about New Testament Διαθήκη (11 quotes)
“Wisdom and Truth are synonymous terms, and—well-known by representatives of the Church of England—the Sermon of the Mount would, in its practical application, mean utter ruin for their country in less than three weeks”
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“It has always been assumed that the most important things in the Gospels are the ethical maxims and commandments. But for me the most important thing is that Christ speaks in parables taken from life, that He explains the truth in terms of everyday reality. The idea that underlies this is that communion between mortals is immortal, and that the whole of life is symbolic because it is meaningful.”
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“Let's persuade our more erotic poets to write about the delights of the flesh, and induce some of our robust journalists to contribute stories of famous amours. We'll include all the most preposterous old wives' tales now current. We'll choose the keenest satirist alive to compile a deity from all the deities worshiped by mankind... They had neglected to give it a name, but after they were dead it became known as the Bible.”
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“Why not give Christianity a trial? No sooner had Jesus knocked over the dragon of superstition than Paul boldly set it on its legs again in the name of Jesus. The followers of Paul and Peter made Christendom, whilst the Nazarenes were wiped out.”
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“If your Bible tells you that gay people ought not to be married in your church, don’t tell them they can’t be married at city hall. Marriage is a civil rite as well as a civil right, and we can’t let religious bigotry close the door to justice to anyone.”
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“In all the ages, the Roman Church has owned slaves with absolute certainty that it was right and according to God's will, what the Bible had mapped out. So unassailable was her position that in all the centuries she had no word to say against human slavery.”
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“I don't like religion much, and I am glad that in the Bible the word is not to be found.”
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“All that miserable tale of the Devil and Eve, and an Intercessor with the childish mummeries of the God of the Jews, is irreconcilable with the knowledge of the stars.”
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“The Bible and the Testament are impositions upon the world, that the fall of man, the account of Jesus Christ being the Son of God, and of his dying to appease the wrath of God, and of salvation, by that strange means, are all fabulous inventions, dishonorable to the wisdom and power of the Almighty”
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“We both read the Bible day and night, but you read black where I read white.”
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“just like other great works of fiction, such as Don Quixote, War and Peace, and the Harry Potter books... much of the Bible may be fictional, but it can still bring joy to billions and can still encourage humans to be compassionate, courageous, and creative... billions of people have believed in these stories for thousands of years. Some fake news lasts forever.”
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