scriptures
经文,经书,經文,圣经
Definitions
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- : Often Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- : any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.
- : a particular passage from the Bible; text.
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Examples
In keeping with the facade, Williams showed himself to be dedicated preacher who “knows his scripture.”
Like all good scripture, Me & Dog can be read literally as well as metaphorically.
Checking Scripture demonstrates quickly that this is just not so.
It is not easy work, but it calls the bluff of those who would say “we have to take scripture seriously.”
For evangelicals, the way forward is not around scripture, but directly through it.
To fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.
The observance, under various phases, is described in Scripture as an undisputed and indisputable reality.
Circumstances might occur, in which there would be no warrant from Scripture or providence for making a given vow.
The fact that vowing and swearing to God are a part of his service is manifest, as we have seen from sundry passages of Scripture.
And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on him whom they pierced."