The Ignatius Bible Quotes

“Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any service to the brethren, especially to strangers, 6who have testified to your love before the Church.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“14You see; yes, you note trouble and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; the hapless commits himself to you; you have been the helper of the fatherless.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, * 2looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith,”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“My heart recoils within me, my compassion grows warm and tender. 9I will not execute my fierce anger, I will not again destroy E'phraim; for I am God and not man, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come to destroy.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed. 36And Simon and those who were with him followed him, 37and they found him and said to him, “Every one is searching for you.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“12Have regard for your name, since it will remain for you longer than a thousand great stores of gold. 13The days of a good life are numbered, but a good name endures for ever.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“33The works of the Lord are all good, and he will supply every need in its hour. 34And no one can say, “This is worse than that,” for all things will prove good in their season. 35So now sing praise with all your heart and voice, and bless the name of the Lord.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“They do not sit in the judge’s seat, nor do they understand the sentence of judgment;  they cannot expound discipline or judgment, and they are not found using proverbs. 34But they keep stable the fabric of the world, and their prayer is in the practice of their trade.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“24The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure; and he who has little business may become wise.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“18Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not so many as have fallen because of the tongue.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“9Birds flock with their kind; so truth returns to those who practice it.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“6The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man’s mind.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“16I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“My soul takes pleasure in three things,       and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men:f agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and a wife and husband who live in harmony.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“25In the day of prosperity, adversity is forgotten, and in the day of adversity, prosperity is not remembered.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“22Afterward it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God,  but they live in great strife due to ignorance,  and they call such great evils peace. 23For whether they kill children in their initiations, or celebrate secret mysteries,  or hold frenzied revels with strange customs, 24they no longer keep either their lives or their marriages pure,  but they either treacherously kill one another, or grieve one another by adultery, 25and all is a raging riot of blood and murder, theft and deceit, corruption, faithlessness, tumult, perjury, 26confusion over what is good, forgetfulness of favors,  pollution of souls, sex perversion,  disorder in marriage, adultery, and debauchery.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“7And if any one loves righteousness,  her labors are virtues;  for she teaches self-control and prudence, justice and courage;  nothing in life is more profitable for men than these.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“8He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you  but to do justice, and to love kindness, p and to walk humbly with your God?”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“38Yet he, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often, and did not stir up all his wrath.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“that they may all be one" (John 17:21).”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“You have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.’ 22But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother i shall be liable to judgment”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men.”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition

“And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll * written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;”
― Anonymous, The Ignatius Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition