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Biblical phrases

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Honour thy father and thy mother

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:12)

post tenebras lux

act that violates divine law and is unforgivable by God

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image

third of the Ten Commandments

Quod scripsi, scripsi

"What I have written, I have written" in Latin; words of Pontius Pilate, according to the Gospel of John (19:22), in response to complaints by the Jewish priests about the title "King of the Jews" affixed to the cross

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:7): “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”

New Commandment

in Christianity, Jesus’ commandment to “love one another“

Thou shalt not covet

part of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, […] wife, […] manservant, […] maidservant, […] ox, […] ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's” (Exod. 20:17); regarded as 1 or 2 commandments

Ancient of Days

name for God in the Book of Daniel

Christian term used in the Bible

I am the Lord thy God

First of the Ten Commandments

Belief that the current age will be replaced by a better world, age, or paradise

Thou shalt have no other gods before me

part of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2)

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:8–11)

Latin question "Who is like unto God?", translation of Hebrew name Michael into Latin

Seven Spirits of God

expression occurring 4 times in the Book of Revelation (1:4, 3:1, 4:5, 5:6); identified as “seven lamps of fire burning before the throne” (4:5) and “seven horns and seven eyes” of “a Lamb as it had been slain” (5:6)

coat of many colors

coat, cape, wrap, or tunic of Joseph, which his brothers drenched in blood and showed to heir father Jacob, to hide that they had sold Joseph into slavery

The Grain of Wheat

parable of Jesus on resurrection: “еxcept a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” (John 12:24)

Common name of different flowering plants with biblical origin

In the beginning

incipit used in Genesis 1:1

Right hand of God

Symbol of omnipotence of God

biblical narrative

Lord of the Sabbath

expression describing Jesus which appears in all three Synoptic Gospels

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm

phrase in Judaic tradition representing God's use of his power on behalf of the Jews

Binding and loosing

phrase from the Targum and New Testament

Sacrificial lamb

Description of god in Bible

Mess of pottage

biblical episode (Gen. 25:29–34) in which Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for lentil stew

King of the Jews

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Like sheep to the slaughter

a proverb regarding the jewish holocaust