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| | Wisdom was first removed from the Old Testament and placed in the Apocrypha as ''The Wisdom of Solomon'' by Martin Luther in the 16th century. The Book of Wisdom is regarded as an apocryphal book of the Old Testament by less than one-third of Christian believers.<ref name=Prot/> Numerous verses in Paul's [[Epistle to the Romans]]—considered by many to be his finest work—are similar to verses in Wisdom. | | Wisdom was first removed from the Old Testament and placed in the Apocrypha as ''The Wisdom of Solomon'' by Martin Luther in the 16th century. The Book of Wisdom is regarded as an apocryphal book of the Old Testament by less than one-third of Christian believers.<ref name=Prot/> Numerous verses in Paul's [[Epistle to the Romans]]—considered by many to be his finest work—are similar to verses in Wisdom. |
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| − | Wisdom was written in [[Greek]] about fifty years before [[Christ]], and contains a remarkable prophecy of his persecution:<ref>Wisdom 2:19-24 (NAB).</ref> | + | Wisdom was written in [[Greek]] about fifty years before [[Christ]], and contains a remarkable prophecy of his persecution:<ref>{{bibleref|Wisdom|2|12-24|}} (NABRE)</ref> |
| − | {{cquote|With violence and torture let us put him to the test | + | {{cquote|Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us; |
| − | that we may have proof of his gentleness | + | he opposes our actions, |
| − | and try his patience. | + | <br>Reproaches us for transgressions of the law |
| | + | <br>and charges us with violations of our training. |
| | + | <br>He professes to have knowledge of God |
| | + | <br>and styles himself a child of the Lord. |
| | + | <br>To us he is the censure of our thoughts; |
| | + | <br>merely to see him is a hardship for us, |
| | + | <br>Because his life is not like that of others, |
| | + | <br>and different are his ways. |
| | + | <br>He judges us debased; |
| | + | <br>he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure. |
| | + | <br>He calls blest the destiny of the righteous |
| | + | <br>and boasts that God is his Father. |
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| − | Let us condemn him to a shameful death; | + | Let us see whether his words be true; |
| − | for according to his own words, God will take care of him.” | + | <br>let us find out what will happen to him in the end. |
| | + | <br>For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him |
| | + | <br>and deliver him from the hand of his foes. |
| | + | <br>With violence and torture let us put him to the test |
| | + | <br>that we may have proof of his gentleness |
| | + | <br>and try his patience. |
| | + | <br>Let us condemn him to a shameful death; |
| | + | <br>for according to his own words, God will take care of him.” |
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| | These were their thoughts, but they erred; | | These were their thoughts, but they erred; |
| − | for their wickedness blinded them, | + | <br>for their wickedness blinded them, |
| − | | + | <br>And they did not know the hidden counsels of God; |
| − | And they did not know the hidden counsels of God; | + | <br>neither did they count on a recompense for holiness |
| − | neither did they count on a recompense for holiness | + | <br>nor discern the innocent souls’ reward. |
| − | nor discern the innocent souls’ reward. | + | <br>For God formed us to be imperishable; |
| − | | + | <br>the image of his own nature he made us. |
| − | For God formed us to be imperishable; | + | <br>But by the envy[e] of the devil, death entered the world, |
| − | the image of his own nature he made us. | + | <br>and they who are allied with him experience it.}} |
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| − | But by the envy* of the devil, death entered the world, | |
| − | and they who are allied with him experience it.}} | |
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