Old Testament Quotes

173 quotes by 102 authors

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
Many a man in his hour of trial has turned to the Book of Mormon and been enlightened, enlivened, and comforted. The psalms in the… — Ezra Taft Benson
Isaiah is by far the finest and least objectionable of the seventeen prophets whose supposed productions form the latter part of the Old Testament. A… — Annie Besant
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy -… — Annie Besant
But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a… — Bono
I accept the Old Testament as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery.… — Bono
I believe, literally, in the God of the Old Testament, whom I understand as the Lord of the Jews and the Protestants. I'm a Christian… — Julie Burchill
There is a gift of the Holy Spirit that is given to both men and women in the New Testament. This is what makes the… — Tony Campolo
Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. — Joseph Campbell
When I speak at my local church, which I try to do 35 to 40 times a year, I try in every lesson to take… — Jimmy Carter
I was reading The Bible a lot through my 20s, mostly the Old Testament, just because I was knocked out by the language and the… — Nick Cave
I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the… — Maya Angelou
The Old Testament, as everyone who has looked into it is aware, drips with blood; there is, indeed, no more bloody chronicle in all the… — H. L. Mencken
The value of the Old Testament may be dependant on what seems its imperfection. It may repel one use in order that we may be… — C.S. Lewis
I have been reading the Old Testament, a most bloodthirsty and perilous book for the young. Jehovah is beyond doubt the worst character in fiction. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways… — Saint Augustine
The Old Testament filled this world with tyranny and injustice, and the New gives us a future filled with pain for nearly all of the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written; it has emptied… — A A Milne
Poor Fred - he's actually working on a typo, and somebody ought to tell him. Twice in the New Testament Jesus withered fig trees, Isaiah… — Thom Hartmann
The resurrection power of Jesus broke Satan's captive power. When He led the Old Testament saints from paradise to heaven, He led captivity captive! — Leon Morris

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