Znaleziono 63 Wyniki dla: Divine Promises

  • It is no small thing to violate the divine laws, as the period that followed will demonstrate. (2 Maccabees 4, 17)

  • Antiochus thought he was being ridiculed, suspecting insult in the tone of her voice; and as the youngest was still alive he appealed to him not with mere words but with promises on oath to make him both rich and happy if he would abandon the traditions of his ancestors; he would make him his Friend and entrust him with public office. (2 Maccabees 7, 24)

  • Then and there, as a consequence, in his shattered state, he began to shed his excessive pride and come to his senses under the divine lash, spasms of pain overtaking him. (2 Maccabees 9, 11)

  • Clouds and wind, but no rain: such is anyone whose promises are princely but never kept. (Proverbs 25, 14)

  • Obey the king's command and, because of the divine promise, (Ecclesiastes 8, 2)

  • with what exact attention have you not judged your children, to whose ancestors, by oaths and covenants, you made such generous promises? (Wisdom of Solomon 12, 21)

  • A father afflicted by untimely mourning has an image made of his child so soon carried off, and now pays divine honours to what yesterday was only a corpse, handing on mysteries and ceremonies to his people; (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 15)

  • That night had been known in advance to our ancestors, so that, well knowing him in whom they had put their trust, they would be sure of his promises. (Wisdom of Solomon 18, 6)

  • There is a person who out of false shame makes promises to a friend, and so makes an enemy for nothing. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 23)

  • The Egyptian is human, not divine, his horses are flesh, not spirit; Yahweh will stretch out his hand: the protector will stumble, the protected will fall and all will perish together. (Isaiah 31, 3)

  • and say to the faint-hearted, 'Be strong! Do not be afraid. Here is your God, vengeance is coming, divine retribution; he is coming to save you.' (Isaiah 35, 4)

  • And since they are only made of wood overlaid with gold or silver, it will later become apparent that they are spurious; it will be obvious to everyone, to nations as to kings, that they are not gods but the work of human hands, and that there is no divine activity in them. (Baruch 6, 50)


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