no, he got a bible by getting the blue, yellow, and red tickets from other kids
Tom Sawyer trades small trinkets like marbles and pieces of string in exchange for tickets that can be redeemed for Bible verses. He does this as part of a school incentive program to encourage children to memorize Scripture verses.
He wants a bible because he feels he will accomplish something great. He feels that he has lived up to his full potential.
Beth Short has written: 'Memorizing Bible verses with games & crafts' -- subject(s): Bible, Bible crafts, Bible games and puzzles, Memorizing
Chapter 12 in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" provides comic relief from the previous events by focusing on Tom's mischief in church. His attempts to win a Bible by memorizing various scripture verses and his eventual success through trickery provide a lighthearted and humorous contrast to the more serious and intense moments in the story.
The ticket that Tom gave to Mr. Walters in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was yellow. This ticket was for memorizing Bible verses, which Tom won as a prize for collecting a specified number of tickets.
When someone says verses, they normally mean a few verses. Scripture is normally like a chapter, or several verses. It is the same thing thow, just different amounts of The Word.
Tom gets the kids to give him small trinkets like marbles and pieces of string in exchange for tickets he received for memorizing Bible verses.
to win a bible
In Ephesians charter 4 verses 31 and 32 does talk about scripture. This is in the Bible.
Not in its entirety but you will read verses of Scripture. Here is a link for you that has many 'versions' of the Bible for your reading pleasure:
The scripture in the Bible that mentions Jesus fasting for 40 days is found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4, verses 1-2.
The word "shepherd" appears in 42 verses of the KJV bible.