Wondering how to use Scripture in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as word or book.

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Scripture in a sentence

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Scripture meaning

The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.

Synonyms of Scripture

sacred text sacred writing religious writing religious text word word of god holy writ holy scripture good book book christian bible bible sacred scripture

Example sentences (20)

It is a timeless tale that many around the world are familiar with and the historical scripture could well be true.

In its place, I want to propose a different idea, and one which seems to me to flow through the heart of Scripture.

Scripture does not tell us the exact age of Mary when the angel Gabriel asked her to birth the Savior of the world.

Though often not realized, we tend to incorporate certain areas of life to Scripture, while leaving other areas out.

No abortions, no contraception, no teaching science, history … no teaching of anything, really, except Scripture.

While slightly less Bible-disengaged than the older cohort (61%), Gen Z adults are the least scripture engaged at 11%.

It is our job, according to Scripture—I showed you that a long time ago during the protocol of prayer—to pray for them.

We learn this from Scripture, but especially from many Midrashic tales of her self-sacrifice and generosity.

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Like St. Jerome, Pope Francis wants Christians to grow in their knowledge and love for sacred scripture as the word of God.

But the rallygoers roared to life when he set aside the Scripture and told them what they had come to hear.

He was examiner of Holy Scripture, Hebrew, Biblical and Classical Greek, Arabic, and Maltese at the university (1952-1980).

Create a paper chain as an Advent calendar, writing one name for Jesus with a Scripture verse for each day.

It’s a pure coincidence that this scripture reading for today comes just after World Refugee Day which we marked on Thursday.

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

His mouth dropped open when I opened the Bible to Psalm 121, because that had been the same scripture he had read this morning.

The highly educated clergy were devoted to the study and teaching of both Scripture and Gods creation, i.e. the natural sciences.

There are numerous other great studies available: some on individual books of the Bible, and some on themes throughout Scripture.

Scripture again attests to this when it describes the tongue as one of the smallest parts of the body but mightier than all else.

Throughout Scripture, we see prophets failing to rescue Israel from physical and spiritual threats.

His previous credits include Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture with Rooney Mara and Vanessa Redgrave as well as with Salma Hayek.

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Common combinations with scripture

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of scripture 32×
  • scripture and 31×
  • the scripture 25×
  • in scripture 13×
  • scripture in 11×
  • from scripture
  • and scripture
  • to scripture
  • with scripture
  • scripture to

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scripture" in a sentence?
An example: "It is a timeless tale that many around the world are familiar with and the historical scripture could well be true." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "scripture" from real English texts.
What does "scripture" mean?
Scripture means: The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
What are synonyms of "scripture"?
Common synonyms of "scripture" include: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text, word, word of god, holy writ, holy scripture. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "scripture" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "scripture", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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