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Wisdom 15:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 15:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 15
The Israelites, a People That Does Not Worship Idols[a]
1 But you, our God, are good and faithful,
slow to anger, and showing mercy in governing the universe.
2 Even if we sin, we are yours, for we acknowledge your power;
but we will not sin, for we know that we are yours.
3 To know you constitutes complete righteousness,
and to know your power constitutes the root of immortality.[b]
Footnotes
- Wisdom 15:1 The author emphasizes that whatever their faults might be, the originality of the Jewish people lay in their acknowledgment of the true God, the God of goodness who lifts up and pardons. The contrast is striking in a world swarming with dead gods.
- Wisdom 15:3 Jesus will say: “Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God” (Jn 17:3). This knowledge implies an intimate and personal union made up of knowledge and love.
