Religion Quotes
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No matter what you believe, we bet you've heard some of these famous phrases. Click on any religion quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"Source: Jeremiah 29:10-14 | Speaker: The Prophet Jeremiah
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."Source: Revelation 6:2-8 | Speaker: John The Revelator
"And she shaved his head, and his strength went from him."Source: Judges 16:17, 19 | Author: Author of Judges
"And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."Source: Genesis 3:3 | Speaker: Eve
"And unto the uttermost part of the earth."Source: Acts of the Apostles | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."Source: The Book of Isaiah | Author: The Prophet Isaiah
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."Source: Matthew 7:15 | Speaker: Jesus
"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was."Source: Luke 10:30, 33-34 | Author: Luke
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."Source: Brave New World | Author: Aldous Huxley
"But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human. So she was turned to a pillar of salt. So it goes. People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore."Source: Slaughterhouse-Five | Author: Kurt Vonnegut
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?"Source: The Book of Jeremiah | Speaker: The Prophet Jeremiah
"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."Source: Matthew 11:28 | Speaker: Jesus
"Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour."Source: Ecclesiastes 10:1 | Author: Narrator
"Errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous."Source: A Treatise of Human Nature | Author: David Hume
"Faith is namely this paradox that the single individual is higher than the universal."Source: Fear and Trembling | Author: Søren Kierkegaard
"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."Source: Matthew 7:6 | Speaker: Jesus
"God doesn't play dice with the world."Source: Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic Man | Speaker: Albert Einstein
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."Source: Psalms 46:1-3 | Author: Author of Psalms
"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."Source: The Gospel of John | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly."Source: Proverbs 13:24 | Speaker: Narrator
"I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly"Source: John 10:10 | Author: Unknown
"I am not afraid; I was born to do this."Source: Spoken as she left the town of Vancouleurs | Speaker: Joan of Arc
"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature."Source: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | Author: Paul of Tarsus
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins"Source: 1 John 1:9 | Author: The Elder
"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."Source: Proverbs 3:6 | Author: King Solomon
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."Source: Matthew 28:19 | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring."Source: Matthew 16:2-3 | Author: Matthew
"Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?"Source: The Gospel of Luke | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."Source: Matthew 15:14 | Author: Matthew
"Love the sinner and hate the sin."Source: Letters of Saint Augustine (#211) | Author: Augustine of Hippo
"Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most human."Source: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Speaker: James Kirk
"Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name."Source: Sympathy for the Devil | Speaker: The Rolling Stones
"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God"Source: Romans 12:1 | Author: Paul of Tarsus
"Put the sword back into its place. All those who use the sword will die by the sword."Source: Matthew 26:52 | Speaker: Jesus
"Religion is the opium of the people."Source: A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Unfinished) | Author: Karl Marx
"See that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."Source: The Gospel of Matthew | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows."Source: The Book of Isaiah | Author: The Prophet Isaiah
"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me."Source: The Gospel of Matthew | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth
"The Christian religion cannot be believed by any reasonable person."Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding | Author: David Hume
"The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace"Source: The Epistle to the Romans | Author: Paul of Tarsus
"The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart."Source: 1 Samuel 13:14 | Author: The Deuteronomists
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."Source: Paradise Lost | Author: John Milton
"They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God."Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God | Author: Zora Neale Hurston
"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."Source: Psalm 118:24 | Author: The Psalmist
"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."Source: Matthew 19:6 | Speaker: Jesus
"When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."Source: Matthew 27:24 | Author: Matthew
"When we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full."Source: Exodus 16:3 | Author: Moses
"Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."Source: John 3:16 | Speaker: Jesus
"Without faith it is impossible to please Him"Source: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Author: Anonymous
"Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it."Source: Jeremiah 10:19 | Author: Jeremiah