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For the broad way needs no search, and is not found, but presents itself readily; it is the way of all who go astray. Whereas the narrow way neither do all find, nor when they have found, do they straightway walk therein. Many, after they have found the way of truth, caught by the pleasures of the world, desert midway. [4]
The phrase is in the Bible on the coat of arms of the Dominican Republic used since 1913. The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, commonly uses the phrase, [6] [7] [8] which was his motto at the 2018 presidential election. After the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard verdict on June 1, 2022, Bolsonaro tweeted the verse. [9] [10]
John 18:38 is the 38th verse in chapter 18 of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of Christian Bible.It is often referred to as "jesting Pilate".In it, Pontius Pilate questions Jesus' claim that he is "witness to the truth" ().
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. The World English Bible translates the passage as: 7 "Ask, and it will be given ...
Via et veritas et vita (Classical Latin: [ˈwɪ.a ɛt ˈweːrɪtaːs ɛt ˈwiːta], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈvi.a et ˈveritas et ˈvita]) is a Latin phrase meaning "the way and the truth and the life". The words are taken from Vulgate version of John 14 , and were spoken by Jesus in reference to himself. These words, and sometimes the ...
One suggestion is that a related metaphor is found in Proverbs 11:22: "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion." [1]: 451 Alternatively, the word pearls can be seen as a reference to the food prepared on holy days, which would never have been given to swine. Alternatively, the metaphor may be a reference to the ...
Short-term conflict avoidance can lead to longer-term issues.
The phrase "violence begets violence" (or "hate begets hate") means that violent behaviour promotes other violent behaviour, in return. The phrase has been used since the early 19th century. [1] [2] Violence begets violence is a concept described in the Gospel of Matthew, verse 26:52.