Quiz: Bible Catchphrases

  • 1. Anything more than this comes from the evil one


    Correct answer: №2
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    Comment:

    "But let your "Yes" be "Yes", and your "No" "No". For whatever is more than these is from the evil one." (Matthew 5:37) – the words of Jesus Christ, forbidding to swear by heaven, earth, Jerusalem and the head of the one who swears. In Orthodox usage of the word, the evil one is often used to mean the devil (or any other representative of evil demonic forces). In modern secular usage, the expression "from the evil one" can characterise a dubious, adventurous proposal (advice).

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