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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 ...
Davies and Allison note that this is indicated by the mention of the law and the prophets, which links the verse back to Matthew 5:17, the start of the teaching on ethics. The verse is most closely linked with the teaching to "love thy enemies" in Matthew 5:44. [1]
The law of attraction is the New Thought spiritual belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person's life. [1] [2] The belief is based on the idea that people and their thoughts are made from "pure energy" and that like energy can attract like energy, thereby allowing people to improve their health, wealth, or personal relationships.
The same Apostle teaches, saying, The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace. [ 9 ] Pseudo-Chrysostom : The fruits of a man are the confession of his faith and the works of his life; for he who utters according to God the words of humility and a true confession, is the sheep; but he who against the truth howls forth blasphemies against God ...
"Veritas vos liberabit" in the 1890 graduation book of Johns Hopkins University "The truth will set you free" (Latin: Vēritās līberābit vōs (biblical) or Vēritās vōs līberābit (common), Greek: ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς, transl. hē alḗtheia eleutherṓsei hūmâs) is a statement found in John 8:32—"And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make ...
This balance between personal freedom and responsibility is reflected in the Thelemic law, "Love is the law, love under will." This principle underscores that love and compassion must guide the exercise of one's True Will, ensuring that actions contribute positively to the well-being of others and the world. [12]
The LSJ lexicon suggests "set one's heart upon a thing, long for, covet, desire" as glosses for ἐπιθυμέω, which is used in verses that clearly have nothing to do with sexual desire. In the Septuagint , ἐπιθυμέω is the word used in the commandment to not covet:
The word translated as profess/tell is a specific legal term that was used by a witness in a court of law while making a statement. [1] France and Schweizer disagree, and believe that in these verses Jesus is presenting himself as the judge at the Last Judgment. [2] [3] The final part of the verse is a reference to Psalm 6:8. [4]