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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Apr 20, 2023, zebra2@windstream.net wrote   
   (in article<8bc24ihb9gvqbiqje842jq5nb384v9l5f5@4ax.com>):   
      
   > On Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:28:51 -0230, David Dalton   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Apr 19, 2023, zebra2@windstream.net wrote   
   > > (in article):   
   > >   
   > > > Where is the missing verse?   
   > > >   
   > > > I have been trying to find a verse practiced by the churches of   
   > > > Christendom. I think I'll look in the popular NIV Bible.   
   > > >   
   > > > It is where Jesus says something like, 'Pick up the sword and slay   
   > > > your fellow man, whether they are Christian or not, when your   
   > > > political leaders declare war with his country and classify him as an   
   > > > ENEMY.'   
   > > >   
   > > > Surely it must be in the Bible. The churches have followed that   
   > > > missing verse to the letter all through the ages. They have convinced   
   > > > many people to follow that verse. The graveyards testify to this. They   
   > > > used that verse during the Crusades, and during WW1 &  WW2, in Northern   
   > > > Ireland, etc, etc.   
   > > >   
   > > > So let's have a look. It has got to be here somewhere........   
   > > >   
   > > > Here's something. Jesus said at Matthew 26:52, ""Put your sword back   
   > > > in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die   
   > > > by the sword.""   
   > > >   
   > > > Whoops, this says just the opposite. (must be a misprint)   
   > > >   
   > > > Ok then, let's try Jesus' words at John 13:35, "By this all men will   
   > > > know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (NIV)   
   > > >   
   > > > That can't be it. Must have some deep symbolic meaning or something.   
   > > >   
   > > > Wait, here's one. Jesus' statement at Matthew 5:44, "But I tell you:   
   > > > Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," This has to   
   > > > be scribal error.   
   > > >   
   > > > Oh well, I'll keep looking for that missing verse.   
   > > >   
   > > > Sincerely James   
   > >   
   > > It’s the (con)verse.   
   >   
   > What do you mean?   
      
   It’s a play on words, meaning there is no such verse and   
   it is a con, and Jesus said the converse (opposite).   
      
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