Quote#God & Faith
Understand therefore, that one thing in the scripture representeth…
Quote byWilliam Tyndale · 1494–1536
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Obedience of A Christian Man (1528).
English (original)
Understand therefore, that one thing in the scripture representeth divers things. A serpent figureth Christ in one place, and the devil in another; and a lion doth likewise. Christ by leaven signifieth God’s word in one place; and in another signifieth thereby the traditions of the Pharisees, which soured and altered God’s word for their advantage.
— William Tyndale
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