--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: What a mistake those who do not hope…" description: "\"What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30 denarii, but he made an even bigger one whe..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg" --- # What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a… ![“What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30 denarii, but he made an even bigger one when he thought that his sin was too great to be forgiven. No sin is too big: any wretchedness, however great, can always be enclosed in infinite mercy.” quote by Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg) > “What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30 denarii, but he made an even bigger one when he thought that his sin was too great to be forgiven. No sin is too big: any wretchedness, however great, can always be enclosed in infinite mercy.” [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Hope is essential; even the greatest sins can be forgiven through divine mercy. **In simple terms:** Hope and mercy can cover any sin. Key Takeaway Trust in infinite mercy. Themes faith forgiveness hope Mood reflective compassionate Type spiritual inspirational When to use this quote - confession - spiritual counseling - personal crisis - self‑reflection Key Concepts theology redemption divine mercy Questions to Reflect On - Do you believe any sin can be forgiven? - How does hope change your view of guilt? A Different Perspective Human beings may doubt mercy when overwhelmed by guilt. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Bigger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Blunder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blunder/) [Blunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blunders/) [Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Forgiven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forgiven/) [Forgiven Sin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forgiven-sin-419981/) [Huge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/huge/) [Infinite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/infinite/) [Judas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/judas/) [Judas Huge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/judas-huge-1978726/) [Made](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/made/) [Mercy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mercy/) [Mistake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistake/) [Sin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sin/) [Thought Sin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-sin-1978727/) [Wretchedness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wretchedness/) ## Related quotes > [There's this really good line in 'Women in Love' where Ursula says, 'I always thought it was a sin to be unhappy.' And actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-cusk/there-s-this-really-good-line-in-women-in-love-where-ursula-says-i/) [Rachel Cusk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-cusk/) > [Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/repentance-means-a-change-of-mind-formerly-i-thought-sin-as-a/) [Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/) > [“All those months Boyd had thought only of Sin. All those times he'd leaned on Sin's memory for strength and conviction. All those nights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ais/all-those-months-boyd-had-thought-only-of-sin-all-those-times-he-d/) [Ais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ais/) > [My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horatio-spafford/my-sin-oh-the-bliss-of-this-glorious-thought-my-sin-not-in-part-but/) [Horatio Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horatio-spafford/) > [“Anything is forgiven those who sin elegantly; while gaucheness sours even the noblest deed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-grimwood/anything-is-forgiven-those-who-sin-elegantly-while-gaucheness-sours/) [Jonathan Grimwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-grimwood/) > [If you, through poor judgment, were to cover your shoes with mud, would you leave them that way? Of course not. You would cleanse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/if-you-through-poor-judgment-were-to-cover-your-shoes-with-mud-would/) [Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/) > [Oh, hour of forgiven sin, moment of perfect pardon, our soul shall never forget you while, within you, life and being find immortality!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/oh-hour-of-forgiven-sin-moment-of-perfect-pardon-our-soul-shall-never/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) > [“The only sin that we can defeat is a forgiven sin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-only-sin-that-we-can-defeat-is-a-forgiven-sin/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [Forgiven sin is better than accumulated wrath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-hunt/forgiven-sin-is-better-than-accumulated-wrath/) [Johnny Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-hunt/) > [“Sin raised an eyebrow. "I don't remember it being very difficult," he said blandly. Carhart looked back at him and after a moment rolled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ais/sin-raised-an-eyebrow-i-don-t-remember-it-being-very-difficult-he/) [Ais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ais/) > [If you are in Christ, you are fully and completely forgiven for all your sin-past, present and future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/if-you-are-in-christ-you-are-fully-and-completely-forgiven-for-all/) [Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/) > [“I spent the next couple of hours either walking around with a gelato in my hand or on my knees in church asking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-leslie/i-spent-the-next-couple-of-hours-either-walking-around-with-a-gelato/) [Mark Leslie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-leslie/) > [If you doubt your sins have been forgiven, that in itself is sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martyn-lloyd-jones/if-you-doubt-your-sins-have-been-forgiven-that-in-itself-is-sin/) [Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martyn-lloyd-jones/) > [“When the soul adores Him Who guides it through mortal life, when it distinguishes His sign at every turn of the trail, painted on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-nabokov/when-the-soul-adores-him-who-guides-it-through-mortal-life-when-it/) [Vladimir Nabokov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-nabokov/) > [The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/the-thing-that-awakens-the-deepest-fountain-of-gratitude-in-a-human/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) ## More by Pope John Paul I > [You know that I try to maintain a continuous conversation with you. I take comfort in the thought that the important thing is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/you-know-that-i-try-to-maintain-a-continuous-conversation-with-you-i/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [In fact it is remarkable that this theory has had progressively greater influence on the spirit of researchers, following a series of discoveries in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/in-fact-it-is-remarkable-that-this-theory-has-had-progressively/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [I will see you tomorrow, if God wills it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/i-will-see-you-tomorrow-if-god-wills-it/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [I come without five lire. I want to leave without five lire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/i-come-without-five-lire-i-want-to-leave-without-five-lire/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [“Putting down the book, I said: "Listen, it revolts me to think that God sent His Son to say to us: 'I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/putting-down-the-book-i-said-listen-it-revolts-me-to-think-that-god/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [God is our father, but even more is God our mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/god-is-our-father-but-even-more-is-god-our-mother/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [The priestly vocation is essentially a call to sanctity, in the form that derives from the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Sanctity is intimacy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/the-priestly-vocation-is-essentially-a-call-to-sanctity-in-the-form/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [“The other day a little girl in the fifth grade put me in an awkward spot by stating: 'Is it fair that Jesus created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/the-other-day-a-little-girl-in-the-fifth-grade-put-me-in-an-awkward/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [“The Republic of Venice used to boast that, in the space of three months, it could know all the events of the Mediterranean. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/the-republic-of-venice-used-to-boast-that-in-the-space-of-three/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [Even the young are killing each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/even-the-young-are-killing-each-other/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [“They call it "young music"; I see, however, that the record industry makes millions by the carload for shrewd older people! They invoke the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/they-call-it-young-music-i-see-however-that-the-record-industry-makes/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/playing-sport-has-become-very-important-today-since-it-can-encourage/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [We wish to continue in following up the legacy of the Second Vatican Council whose wise regulations have still to be led to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/we-wish-to-continue-in-following-up-the-legacy-of-the-second-vatican/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [“The Christian should be characterized by an effort to see things in the best light; if it is true that the word Evangelos means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/the-christian-should-be-characterized-by-an-effort-to-see-things-in/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) > [Remember: Christ is calling you; the Church needs you; the Pope believes in you and he expects great things of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/remember-christ-is-calling-you-the-church-needs-you-the-pope-believes/) [Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) [Explore all 20 Pope John Paul I quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/) ## More Bigger quotes > [The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/the-bigger-the-canvas-the-better-i-do-i-m-not-so-good-at-understated/) [Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/) > [I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-largent/i-ve-seen-guys-come-along-with-more-ability-they-ve-been-faster-or/) [Steve Largent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-largent/) > [I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-leibovich/i-have-always-been-a-big-meta-guy-because-i-think-the-way-journalism/) [Mark Leibovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-leibovich/) > [In China, people are moving from bigger cars to small hatches, and interestingly, the Indian market is graduating to bigger cars and sedans. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winfried-vahland/in-china-people-are-moving-from-bigger-cars-to-small-hatches-and/) [Winfried Vahland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winfried-vahland/) > [Can you imagine any better example of divine creative accomplishment that the consummate flying machine that is a bird? The skeleton, very flexible and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-murchie/can-you-imagine-any-better-example-of-divine-creative-accomplishment/) [Guy Murchie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-murchie/) > [I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It's the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jami-attenberg/i-just-think-structure-can-make-a-book-feel-so-much-bigger-it-s-the/) [Jami Attenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jami-attenberg/) > [I've always thought that the most extraordinary special effect you could do is to buy a child at the moment of its birth, sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-barker/i-ve-always-thought-that-the-most-extraordinary-special-effect-you/) [Clive Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-barker/) > [Max—you have a bigger mission than finding the flock's parents. Focus on helping the whole world, not just your friends. I held my wings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/max-you-have-a-bigger-mission-than-finding-the-flock-s-parents-focus/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) > [Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-night-shyamalan/sometimes-people-can-write-really-great-scenes-and-even-a-great/) [M. Night Shyamalan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-night-shyamalan/) > [Never be too busy for the people you love. Never allow pursuits or possessions to become bigger priorities than your relationships. Love is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-willis/never-be-too-busy-for-the-people-you-love-never-allow-pursuits-or/) [Dave Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-willis/) > [If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/if-you-consider-yourself-a-part-of-the-culture-then-finances-can-t/) [Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/) > [If we get better our customers will demand we get bigger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-truett-cathy/if-we-get-better-our-customers-will-demand-we-get-bigger/) [S. Truett Cathy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-truett-cathy/) > [ Their \[the U.S.’s\] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolute-figures-is-almost-25-times/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) > [I think everyone has been annoyed at school or in their life, that's a type of bullying. So, you can take those feelings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kodi-smit-mcphee/i-think-everyone-has-been-annoyed-at-school-or-in-their-life-that-s-a/) [Kodi Smit-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kodi-smit-mcphee/) > [Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naveen-jain/athletes-at-all-ages-are-bigger-and-stronger-than-ever-before-and/) [Naveen Jain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naveen-jain/) [Browse all 3,614 Bigger quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30 denarii, but he made an even bigger one when he thought that his sin was too great to be forgiven. No sin is too big: any wretchedness, however great, can always be enclosed in infinite mercy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope John Paul I" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-make-judas-made-a-huge-blunder/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Bigger" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-make-judas-made-a-huge-blunder/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/pope-john-paul-i-27248_bigger_what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-mak_984762.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What a mistake those who do not hope make! Judas made a huge blunder the day in which he sold Christ for 30…” — Pope John Paul I", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Pope John Paul I", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-john-paul-i/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "What a mistake those who do...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-make-judas-made-a-huge-blunder/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-john-paul-i/what-a-mistake-those-who-do-not-hope-make-judas-made-a-huge-blunder/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```