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New Testament, John, 3.33
ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν. He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.

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1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 2.7 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) 2.7. וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה׃ 2.7. Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
2. Plato, Euthyphro, None (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) 14b. Socrates. You might, if you wished, Euthyphro, have answered much more briefly the chief part of my question. But it is plain that you do not care to instruct me.
3. Plato, Republic, None (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) 451a. a fearful and slippery venture. The fear is not of being laughed at, for that is childish, but, lest, missing the truth, I fall down and drag my friends with me in matters where it most imports not to stumble. So I salute Nemesis, Glaucon, in what I am about to say. For, indeed, I believe that involuntary homicide is a lesser fault than to mislead opinion about the honorable, the good, and the just. This is a risk that it is better to run with enemie
4. Septuagint, 3 Maccabees, 6.18 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) 6.18. Then the most glorious, almighty, and true God revealed his holy face and opened the heavenly gates, from which two glorious angels of fearful aspect descended, visible to all but the Jews.
5. Anon., Sibylline Oracles, 5.497-5.499 (1st cent. BCE - 5th cent. CE) 5.497. And he shall raise up them that are afraid 5.498. For emulation's sake. And from the West 5.499. Much war shall come to men, and blood shall flow
6. Josephus Flavius, Against Apion, 2.190 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
7. New Testament, 1 John, 5.6, 5.20 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 5.6. This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. 5.20. We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
8. New Testament, 1 Thessalonians, 1.6, 1.9 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.6. You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit 1.9. For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God
9. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 4.2 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
10. New Testament, 2 Timothy, 2.25, 4.4 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 2.25. in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth 4.4. and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
11. New Testament, Acts, 17.30 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE) 17.30. The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all men everywhere should repent
12. New Testament, Apocalypse, 3.7 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 3.7. To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and that shuts and no one opens, says these things:
13. New Testament, James, 5.19 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 5.19. Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back
14. New Testament, Ephesians, 1.13 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.13. in whom you also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, -- in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
15. New Testament, Romans, 1.25, 2.20, 3.4 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.25. who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 2.20. a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth. 3.4. May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, And might prevail when you come into judgment.
16. New Testament, Titus, 1.14 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.14. not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
17. New Testament, John, 1.3, 1.32-1.33, 1.44, 3.22, 3.31-3.32, 3.34-3.36, 4.1-4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 4.16-4.20, 4.23-4.24, 4.28-4.30, 4.39-4.42, 5.32-5.34, 7.39, 8.13-8.14, 8.17-8.18, 8.32, 8.40, 8.45, 11.54, 15.26, 16.7, 16.13-16.15, 17.3, 18.37, 19.20, 19.35, 20.22-20.23, 20.28, 21.24 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 1.3. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made. 1.32. John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him. 1.33. I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' 1.44. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 3.22. After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized. 3.31. He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the Earth belongs to the Earth, and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 3.32. What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness. 3.34. For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure. 3.35. The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. 3.36. One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. 4.1. Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 4.2. (although Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples) 4.5. So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph. 4.8. For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 4.16. Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here. 4.17. The woman answered, "I have no husband."Jesus said to her, "You said well, 'I have no husband,' 4.18. for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly. 4.19. The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. 4.20. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship. 4.23. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers. 4.24. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. 4.28. So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people 4.29. Come, see a man who told me everything that I did. Can this be the Christ? 4.30. They went out of the city, and were coming to him. 4.39. From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, 'He told me everything that I did. 4.40. So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days. 4.41. Many more believed because of his word. 4.42. They said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world. 5.32. It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true. 5.33. You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 5.34. But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved. 7.39. But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified. 8.13. The Pharisees therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid. 8.14. Jesus answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don't know where I came from, or where I am going. 8.17. It's also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid. 8.18. I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me. 8.32. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. 8.40. But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn't do this. 8.45. But because I tell the truth, you don't believe me. 11.54. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples. 15.26. When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me. 16.7. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 16.13. However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming. 16.14. He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you. 16.15. All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes of mine, and will declare it to you. 17.3. This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. 18.37. Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?"Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice. 19.20. Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. 19.35. He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe. 20.22. When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit! 20.23. Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained. 20.28. Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God! 21.24. This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
belief and faith	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
christianity and hermetism	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 235
christology	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321; Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
city	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
conversion, definition	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
conversion, moral	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
conversion, philosophical	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
death	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
disciple	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
easter	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
elijah	Jonquière, Prayer in Josephus Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2007) 175
eschatological	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
euthyphro	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
faith	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
galilee	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
god, as father	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
god, nature of	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
god	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
hellenism	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
hellenistic world	Jonquière, Prayer in Josephus Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2007) 175
idol	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
ignorance	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
instruction	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 235
jerusalem	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
jews	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
john, fourth gospel	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
john	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
joshua	Jonquière, Prayer in Josephus Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (2007) 175
judaea	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
judgement	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
kings	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
law divine/mosaic/jewish	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
lectionary manuscripts	Doble and Kloha, Texts and Traditions: Essays in Honour of J. Keith Elliott (2014) 370
metanoia/metanoeō	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
mission, missionary	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
paul the apostle	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
philosophy, philosophical	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
pneumatology, johannine	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
preaching	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
rebirth	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 235
religion, religious	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
resurrection	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
revelation	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 235
salvation	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
samaria	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
samaritan woman	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
saviour	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
spirit, characterizations as, paraclete	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
spirit, effects of, power, empowerment'	Frey and Levison, The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2014) 367
synaxarion readings	Doble and Kloha, Texts and Traditions: Essays in Honour of J. Keith Elliott (2014) 370
towards	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
truth	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321; Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
turning/change	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321
water and spirit	Hellholm et al., Ablution, Initiation, and Baptism: Late Antiquity, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity (2010) 721
worship, spiritual	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
worship, true	Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234
worship	Despotis and Lohr, Religious and Philosophical Conversion in the Ancient Mediterranean Traditions (2022) 321; Petersen and van Kooten, Religio-Philosophical Discourses in the Mediterranean World: From Plato, through Jesus, to Late Antiquity (2017) 234