scrip·ture, Scrip·ture [ˈskrɪptʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N
1. scripture no pl (the Bible):
2. scripture (sacred writings):
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The prevailing situations and surroundings we are in, do not help us to meditate peacefully, do the yogas as enshrined in the spiritual scriptures.
en.wikipedia.org To the first question, he answers because scripture says so, and to the second question, he answers three persons.
en.wikipedia.org A third type of legal systemaccepted by some countries without separation of church and stateis religious law, based on scriptures.
en.wikipedia.org Very few scriptures and manuscripts from this period are available and their genuineness is also doubted.
en.wikipedia.org Both of these were controversial at the time, as it was felt that they devalued the scriptures.
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www.ekd.de According to the scriptures, Jesus himself went to Galilee to be baptized in the waters of the Jordan by John the Baptist, the prophet of the desert.
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Jesus selbst machte sich nach den Überlieferungen der Bibel von Galiläa aus auf den Weg, um sich von dem Wüstenprediger Johannes dem Täufer in das Wasser des Jordans tauchen zu lassen.
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www.vatican.va How many times we hear those words in the Scriptures!
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„ Fürchtet euch nicht! “ Wie oft hören wir diese Worte in der Bibel!
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www.stolpersteine-salzburg.at It would be good for all of you to know the Scriptures better so we can see each other again at the resurrection if you all remain steadfast unto death.
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Es wäre für Euch alle gut, die Heilige Schrift besser zu kennen, wenn Ihr alle standhaft seid bis in den Tod, so können wir uns ja bei der Auferstehung wiedersehen.
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www.ekd.de "The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to fulfill together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit."
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„Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen ist eine Gemeinschaft von Kirchen, die den Herrn Jesus Christus gemäß der Heiligen Schrift als Gott und Heiland bekennen und darum gemeinsam zu erfüllen trachten, wozu sie berufen sind, zur Ehre Gottes, des Vaters, des Sohnes und des Heiligen Geistes.
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cz.bibleserver.com 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
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2 Nach seiner Gewohnheit ging Paulus zu ihnen und redete an drei Sabbaten zu ihnen, wobei er von den Schriften ausging.