Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!

μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.

Jesus

John 2:16

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Topic

God and mammon

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of John The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

90 90s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Founder of a religion Religious leader

From

Israel Middle East Roman Empire

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 2:16).

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Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

Isaiah 40:4-5

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Justice
Source
Isaiah The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
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Language
Hebrew
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 40:4-5).

Another quote originally in Greek

Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Apostle Paul

2nd Corinthians 5:17

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Topic
New creation

Author

Apostle Paul
Source
2nd Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
56 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Corinthians 5:17).

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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

Dante Alighieri

Inferno

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Topic
Hell Hopelessness and despair Hope

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
Inferno The Divine Comedy
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Italian
Time
1321 1320s 14th century
Era
Middle Ages
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Original Citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno [Hell]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

Current Citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.