scripture

Example Sentences

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What Scripture doesn’t command, ad nauseam or otherwise, is the coercion of other people to do those things or to pay for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The judgment of Solomon, found in Chapter 3 of 1 Kings, is one of the most familiar stories in the Hebrew Scripture.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Scripture does not record the birth date of Jesus Christ, and so early Christian scholars spent centuries wrangling over when to celebrate this most important apotheosis.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Taylor reads the Scientific Statement of Being, and Johnson a selection from Scripture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

At school I always did fairly well, especially in the subjects I found interesting, such as English, History, Scripture, and, of course, Biology.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall