This was a hymn uttered by the prophet Samuel in the New Testament. It is called the "Nunc Dimittis" in Catholic liturgical practice for the feast of the Presentation on February 2nd.
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The phrase early in the peace comes from the Bible. It's what the angels said to the shepherds after the birth of Jesus.
"I did not dismiss you," said the teacher when her students stood up too early.
The Book of Luke Chapter 2 verse 13
Jesus said ,"you will live in peace
Nelson Mandela said, "We wish peace, but you wish the peace of the grave, the peace of slavery, the peace of the prison, the peace of the oppressed."
By saying that non-Christian people could be slaves.
No. The Bible never says a person should become a slave based on the color of his/her skin. There were instances of slavery in the Bible, but there were laws that told how long a person could be kept a slave and also the Bible said slave owners were to be kind to their slaves, not beat them and mistreat them. There were people in the US in slavery times that believed they were justified by the Bible, but they should have read the whole thing, including how the Bible says to love others. In Bible times slavery often had to do with financial debt, and in that case would end when the debt was paid. The book of Philemon deals with a slave that had run away, but had also become a Christian during that time. The Bible tells his former owner to receive him not as a slave, but as a brother in Christ.Philemon 1:15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;Philemon 1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Yes.As just one example, in John 20 19-20, Jesus greets his disciples with the word 'peace':" 19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. "Of course, in our Bible the English equivalent of 'shalom' is 'Peace be with you' but Jesus, would have, in life, used either the Hebrew 'Shalom' or the Aramaic equivalent.
The significance of the Bible verse where Jesus said, "Love your enemies" is that it teaches followers to show compassion and forgiveness even to those who may harm or oppose them. This message promotes peace, understanding, and the idea of treating others with kindness and empathy, regardless of differences or conflicts.
In Dinka, "peace" is said as "cieng".
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