The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

Jesus

Matthew 20:28

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Jesus The crucifixion

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

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Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 20:28).

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Another quote about Jesus

Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.

Anna Bartlett Warner

The Love of Jesus

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Topic
Jesus's love Jesus

Author

Anna Bartlett Warner
Source
The Love of Jesus
Medium
Hymn Song
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Warner, Anna Bartlett. Quoted in "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know." Say and Seal, written by Susan Warner. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1860.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

Apostle Paul

Acts 17:28

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Topic
God and man
Speaker
Apostle Paul
Source
Book of Acts
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 17:28).

Another quote originally in Greek

If cows and horses or lions had hands, or could draw with their hands and make things as men can, horses would have drawn horse-like gods, cows cow-like gods, and each species would have made the gods' bodies just like their own.

Xenophanes

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Topic
Nature of God God and man God Anthropomorphism

Author

Xenophanes
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Xenophanes. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK21 B15.

Current Citation

Xenophanes. "Xenophanes of Colophon." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford World Classics, 2009, DK21 B15.