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Matthew 7:6. "Cast pearls before swine" (from the series of "Flemish Proverbs"). Drawing by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1638). Matthew 7:6 is the sixth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. [ 1] It refers to "casting pearls before swine".
saltus in demonstrando. leap in explaining. a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is omitted. salus in arduis. a stronghold (or refuge) in difficulties. a Roman Silver Age maxim. Also the school motto of Wellingborough School . salus populi suprema lex esto. the welfare of the people is to be the highest law.
Matthew 7:7–8. Illustration for Matthew 7:7 "Knock, and it shall be opened unto you". Matthew 7:7–8 are the seventh and eighth verses of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. These verses begin an important metaphor generally believed to be about prayer.
The Great Commandment (or Greatest Commandment) [ a] is a name used in the New Testament to describe the first of two commandments cited by Jesus in Matthew 22:35–40, Mark 12:28–34, and in answer to him in Luke 10:27a : ... and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"
The phrase " God helps those who help themselves " is a motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and agency. The phrase originated in ancient Greece as " the gods help those who help themselves " and may originally have been proverbial. It is illustrated by two of Aesop's Fables and a similar sentiment is found in ancient Greek ...
Matthew 5:9 depicted in the window of a Trittenheim church. Book. Gospel of Matthew. Christian Bible part. New Testament. Matthew 5:9 is the ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is the seventh verse of the Sermon on the Mount, and also seventh of what are known as the Beatitudes .
The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew ( Matthew 18:12–14) and Luke ( Luke 15:3–7 ). It is about a man who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep in order to find the one which is lost. In Luke 15, it is the first member of a trilogy about redemption that Jesus addresses to the ...
Matthew 5:37. "Sermon on the Mount" ( De Bergrede) by Carl Joseph Begas, circa 1820, England. Matthew 5:37 is the thirty-seventh verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse is part of either the third or fourth antithesis, the final part of the discussion of oaths .