Appearing numerous times in the Bible are the words fear not, constituting a negated imperative. To name but two examples, both drawn from the Douay-Rheims version: (i) at Matthew 1:20, in the birth of Jesus, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; (ii) at Exodus 14:13, in … Continue reading Nolite timere
At Matthew 16:24-25, Jesus says (version Douay-Rheims): If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. This entry will look at the Latin, Polish and Friulian readings of the words of Christ … Continue reading Si quis vult post me venire
At Matthew 6:24, Jesus says (version Douay-Rheims): No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. This entry will look at the Latin, Polish and Friulian readings of Christ’s words no man can serve two masters. Latin: Nemo potest duobus dominis … Continue reading Nemo potest duobus dominis servire
At Matthew 5:13-16, as part of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells His disciples: vos estis sal terrae (you are the salt of the earth) and vos estis lux mundi (you are the light of the world). This entry will look at the Latin, Polish and Friulian readings of these His two pronouncements. Latin: (i) Vos estis sal terrae. The second-person plural vos estis … Continue reading Vos estis sal terrae
At Matthew 7:13, Christ says: Intrate per angustam portam (enter by the narrow gate). Entry by the narrow gate represents self-denial and the taking up of one’s cross, the difficult way leading to life and the Kingdom of God; this is in opposition to the comfortable, broad way of this evil world — the one walked by most men — filled with worldly pleasures and … Continue reading Intrate per angustam portam
A preferred formula of our Lord Jesus Christ is amen dico vobis (truly I say to you). The Douay-Rheims Bible renders these His words amen I say to you, following on from the Latin. This entry will look at the Latin, Polish and Friulian readings of this formula. In traditional style, to you is a second-person plural usage (employed when speaking to more than one … Continue reading Amen dico vobis
At John 8:12 (version Douay-Rheims), Jesus says: I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life. This entry will look at how Latin, Polish and Friulian express I am the light of the world, words of Jesus. Latin: Ego sum lux mundi. The Latin for I am is ego sum. For light, … Continue reading Iesus lux mundi
In Luke 8, we read of how Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac, a man into whom many demons had entered. When the demoniac sees Jesus and falls down before Him, Jesus asks him what his name is. This entry will examine how Jesus, at verse 30, puts the question what is thy name? in Latin, Polish and Friulian. Latin: Quod tibi nomen est? The Latin … Continue reading Quod tibi nomen est?
In Matthew 19, Jesus tells a young man what he must do to enter into life: he must keep the commandments. When the young man tells Him that he has kept the commandments and asks what is yet wanting unto him, Jesus tells him at verse 21 that, if he will be perfect, he is to sell all his possessions, give the money to the … Continue reading Si vis perfectus esse
