Bible
Bible is a term that originally denoted a book. Papyrus or scrolls were called 'biblos' which was of Semitic origin. From there it become 'biblion' literally 'book'. Its plural form 'biblia' in Greek denoted 'books'. The word 'biblia' then became an ecclesiastical term in Latin, which denoted the whole collection of the books that are in the Bible.The Bible, also the Holy Bible, is thus a collection of books. It is the Book 'par excellence', and not so much a book as a library of books. It is a collection of sacred writings divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Writing of the Bible began in the 28th century BC and both the parts were completed around AD mid-1st first century.
It is the Christian scripture that consists of 66 books of the Old and the New Testaments. The Old Testament and the New Testament are also collectively called the Holy Bible. Originally, the Bible, is the Jewish scriptures, consisting of the Torah or Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa or Writings.
The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew, comprehending three groups of books, the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa, bearing on the religion, the history, the institutions, and the manners of the Jews.
The New Testament was originally written in Greek, comprehending the Four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles.
The Old Testament was translated into Greek at Alexandria by 72 Jews, 280 B.C., and is known as the Septuagint. The whole book, the Old and the New, was translated into Latin in a grotto near Bethlehem by St. Jerome, A.D. 385-404, and is known as the Vulgate, after which the two came to be regarded by the Church as of equal divine authority and as sections of one book.
It may be permitted to note that the Bible is written throughout, not in a speculative or a scientific, but a spiritual interest, and that its final aim is to guide men in the way of life. The spirit in which it is composed is the spirit of conviction. Its essence, both in the root of it and the fruit of it, is faith, and that primarily in a moral power above, and ultimately a moral principle within, both equally divine. The one principle of the book is that loyalty to the divine commands is the one foundation of all well-being, individual and social.
Bible is also a copy of the Christian or Jewish scriptures. In combination with other words, such as 'the New English Bible', it refers to a particular edition or translation of the Bible. Informally, a bible is any authoritative book, such as the bible for medical practitioner. A scripture of any religion is also sometimes referred to as a bible, such as a bible for Hindus.
Wisdom & Quotes
Old Testament- In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And god said , Let there be light: and there was light.
- Genesis 1:1-4
- The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden .
- It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help mate for him.
- Am I my brother's keeper?
- And the Lord set a mark upon Cain.
- I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
- Behold , this dreamer cometh.
- Naked cam I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
- My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.
- Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
- Speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee.
- With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
- The price of wisdom is above rubies.
- Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?...
He saith amome the trumpets, ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
- Job 39:19, 21, 25
- Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us?
- Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
- The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.
- The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
- My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
- Psalms 23
- Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Oh that I had wings like a dove! For then I would fly away, and be at rest.
- I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
- Psalms 91:11-12
- They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
- Psalms 107:23-24
- Thy word is lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
- The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in.
- He giveth his beloved sleep.
- Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
- His mercy endureth forever.
- Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
- Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
- Proverbs 6:6-8
- The poor is hated even of his own neighbour, but the rich have many friends.
- Righteousness exalteth a nation.
- A soft answer turneth away wrath.
- The Lord will destroy the house of the proud.
- Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- Wealth maketh many friends.
- The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
- He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
- The bloodthirsty hate the upright.
- A fool uttereth all his mind.
- Where there is no vision, the people perish.
- There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not,
- Proverbs 30:18-19
- Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
- Thou shalt not hate thy brother in the heart.
- Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of the people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
- One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever.
- Ecclesiastes 1:4-5
- There is no new thing under the sun.
- In much wisdom is much grief : and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
- To every thing there is a reason , and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to loose; a time to keep , and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love , and a time to hate; a time of war , and a time of peace.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
- Woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
- God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
- Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.
- Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise.
- A man hath no better thing under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.
- To all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
- Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
- The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- The poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
- A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
- Cast thy bread upon the waters.
- Rejoice, O young man in thy youth.
- Of making many books, there is no end.
- Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.
- Come now, and let us reason together.
- A little child shall lead them.
- How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
- Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.
- What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- I have been a stranger in a strange land.
- And God said unto Moses, I am that I am.
- Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Exodus 21: 24-25
- Rise up, my love , my fair one, and come away.
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
- The Song of Solomon 2:10-13
- Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes.
- Love is as strong as death; jealousy is as cruel as the grave.
- The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
The Lord lifts up his countenance upon thee, and gives thee peace.
- Numbers 6:24-26
- What hath God wrought!
- Mene, Mane, Tekel, Upharsin.
- Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!
- Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
- They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
New Testament
- ï€ Man shall not live by bread alone…
- Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-Matthew 5:3-10
The Sermon of the Mount
- Whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Love your enemies.
- Take heed that ye do not make yours alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
But when thou doest alms , let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
- Matthew 6:1-3
- And when thou prayest , thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
- Lead us not into temptation.
- No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one , and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Consider the lilies of the field , how they grow; they toil not neither do they spin:
- Matthew 6:28,29
- Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
- Judge not, that ye be not judged.
- Why beholdest thou the more that is in thy brother’s eye, but considereth not the beam that is in thine own eyes?
- Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
- Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
- Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.
- For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction.
- Straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
- Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- By their fruits you shall know them.
- But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
- He that endureth to the end shall be saved.
- I came not to send peace, but a sword.
- By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.
- O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
- If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Get thee behind me, Satan.
- Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
- If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
- Jesus said unto him, if thou would be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven.
- 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 .
- With God all things are possible.
- But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
- For many are called, but few are chosen.
- Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's ; and unto God the things that are God's.
- Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
- Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased ; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! for ye are like unto whitened sepulchres , which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
- For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken even that which he hath.
- He shall separate them from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from his goats.
- I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink;Â I was a stranger , and ye took me in ;
- Matthew 25:35, 36
- This night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- If it be possible, let this cup pass from me.
- Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the Spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
- And the angel came in unto her, and said, hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
- Thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
- And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- Physician, heal thyself.
- Judge not , and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.
- The labourer is worthy of his hire.
- He that is not with me is against me : and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
- Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.
- Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. ...joy shall be in heaven over one that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
- Bring hither the fatted calf and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry.
- The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of the light.
- Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness.
- The kingdom of God is within you.
- God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are.
- Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee.
- Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.
- Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
- The love of money is the root of all evil.
- I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.
- For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
- Be ye angry and sin not : let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
- And I looked, and behold a pale horse : and his name that sat on him was Death.
- I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
- Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own.
- It is better to marry than to burn.
- The fashion of this world passeth away.
- When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
- For the earth is the Lord's , and the fullness thereof.
- Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
- Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.
- For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face; now I know in part ; but then I shall know even as I am known.
- And now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
- Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
- O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
- God loveth a cheerful giver.
- For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
- And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us ( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) , full of grace and truth.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- For God so loveth the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- Men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love.
- There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.
- He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ?
- Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
- He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
- The truth shall make you free.
- I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
- I am the resurrection, and the life.
- For the poor always ye have with you.
- A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another.
- In my Father's house are many mansions.
- I am the way, the truth, and the life : no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- Quo vadis? ( Wither goest thou?)
- Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?
- Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
- If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
- With what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you.
- My name is Legion : for we are many.
- What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world , and lose his own soul?
- Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God .
- Watch and pray.
- These, having not the law, are a law unto themselves.
- For the wages of sin is death.
- All things work together for good to them that love God.
- If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil of good.
- He that doubteth is damned.
- Blessed is the man that endureth temptation.
- Faith without works is dead.
- God is no respecter of persons.
- It is more blessed to give than to receive.
- Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
- Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.
- Unto the pure all things are pure.
- God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall also reap.
Bible- Apocrypha
- Despise not the discoveries of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs.
- Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.
- Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him; a new friend is as new wine.
- Judge none blessed before his death.
- He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
- He that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.
- Health and good estate of body are above all good.
- The joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
- Envy and wrath shorten the life.
- The most high hath created medicines out of earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
- Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which you may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.
- The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
- Great is truth and mighty above all things.
Juvenal
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