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1. Our false humility and piety will lead us to taking the name of God in vein
2. The acolyte gave him a pretty sophisticated interrogation on his piety by describing some situations and watching his reaction
3. Piety required plainness, she wouldn't have his feelings about that to consider
4. Ming outlined her duties as per the Confucian principle of filial piety – ‘devotion to one’s parents’ when she returned for the funeral
5. be educated for certain professions, that sometimes the public, and sometimes the piety of
6. In the great landed estates, which the mistaken piety both of princes and private persons had bestowed upon the church, jurisdictions were established, of the same kind with those of the great barons, and for the same reason
7. With judgment, and piety without true knowledge,
8. The contrast with the Ministers of the Pantheon was sharp: they instilled fear, caution, piety, obeisance, and misery
9. His face shone from the light of God’s angels, performing their appointed tasks with harmony, diligence and piety
10. Job, He stated, had gotten it closer than all the others, but even he had not understood that he couldn’t please God within only his own strength and understanding, and that a ritual show of piety or forbearance was insufficient to acquire what he appeared to have fallen short of gaining in other ways
11. of justice, and honour of piety
12. city, therefore, abhorring any approach to the city of piety, unhesitatingly gave in to the king, and expected to derive some great
13. 2 And first, they stripped the old man, adorned as he was with the comeliness of piety
14. threats of the tyrant, and overwhelmed with the breakers of torture, 3 in no way shifted the rudder of piety till it sailed into the
15. 8 For having arranged a holy choir of piety, they encouraged one another, saying, 9 Brothers, may we die brotherly for the
16. But you prove in action what you feel in piety and know in study…”
17. Gospel of the mid 19th century to a sort of Transcendentalism on the one hand, and a formal, moralistic religious piety (but without a sense of divine presence), on the other
18. For your name shall be named to you by God forever: the peace of justice and honour of piety
19. 31 Some of those who were over the city therefore abhorring any approach to the city of piety unhesitatingly gave in to the king and expected to derive some great honour from a future connection with him
20. 24 And it instructs us in justice so that in all our dealings we render what is due; and it teaches us piety so that we worship the one only God becomingly
21. 2 And first they stripped the old man adorned as he was with the comeliness of piety
22. 1 The reasoning of our father Eleazar like a first-rate pilot steering the vessel of piety in the sea of passions 2 and flouted by the threats of the tyrant and overwhelmed with the breakers of torture 3 in no way shifted the rudder of piety till it sailed into the harbour of victory over death
23. 8 For having arranged a holy choir of piety they encouraged one another saying 9 Brothers may we die brotherly for the law
24. 10 Let us not be cowards in the manifestation of piety
25. 12 And another Remember of what stock you are; and by the hand of our father Isaac endured to be killed for the sake of piety
26. 2 O reasonings more royal than a king and freer than freemen! 3 Sacred and harmonious concert of the seven brethren as concerning piety! 4 None of the seven youths turned cowardly or shrank back from death
27. Yet how weak and selfish it is for me to dwell on my insignificant loneliness! It would be more fitting to rejoice greatly that now, in these final days of a wicked world, the Lord Jesus has such women to praise his holy name and preach the Truth and seek after wisdom as you; you who gently leads a militia of marching virgins across the battlefield of souls, despite fearful temptations on every side, all of you armed with invincible weapons of piety and learning; often here, in my loneliness, I imagine your mild-hearted militia of girls and women singing sweet hymns of spiritual combat, of Christ's victory, and the eternal occupation of Heaven!
28. You speak more often from pride than piety
29. Bishop Higbold's new-found piety has apparently not endeared him to King Aethelred or the nobility
30. 2 For whoever that has tarried among you has not approved your most virtuous and firm faith has not admired your sober and seemly piety in Christ has not proclaimed your splendid disposition of hospitality has not deemed blessed your perfect and unerring knowledge? 3 For you did all things without respect of persons and walked in the laws of God submitting yourselves to those who have the rule over you and giving the due honour to the presbyters that are among you
31. 2 For we have handled every argument concerning faith and repentance and genuine love and temperance and moderation and patience reminding you that you all must by righteousness and truth and long-suffering approve yourselves with piety for Almighty God being of one mind without malice in love and peace with earnest obedience even as our fathers who were beforementioned approved themselves with humility both with regard to God the Father and Creator and to all men
32. To the arms of my loved one that only in sleep she loves me and in velvets she acclaims me with piety ointments
33. Hebrews 5:7 - In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety
34. Gautam, in his new avatar in New Delhi, came to be revered as Gautam guru for his erudition and piety
35. He pleaded for sympathy without sentimentality, piety without sanctimoniousness
36. At the same time they profess piety and proclaim that the Lord is with them
37. 2 The people of Nazareth were never reputed for piety and righteous living
38. And no amount of piety or creedal loyalty can compensate for the absence in the life experience of kingdom believers of that spontaneous, generous, and sincere friendliness which characterizes the spirit-born sons of the living God
39. I fell on my face the other day, or maybe in another time, and they came, I thought to laugh at me, but offered warm hands, I thought in self righteous piety - and I told them all about themselves - I thought
40. ing able to enjoy the filial piety of the son
41. "When you show filial piety to your parents, that too is because of
42. But Li Hongzhi is openly against the showing of filial piety and respect to parents, announcing that it's wrong to seek medical care for relatives , propagating that to respect parents is
43. With his teachings, a lot of Falun Gong practitioners become cold-blooded and selfish during the cultivation, even refusing to kowtow to show their piety when their parents pass away
44. refused to kowtow to show filial piety when his mother finally passed
45. God says in Al-Hajj fortress verse 37: “their flesh and blood does not reach Al’lah, it is your piety that reaches Him
46. Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
47. His Five Great Relationships were: kindness in the father, filial piety in the son; gentility in the eldest brother, humility and respect in the younger; righteous behavior in the husband, obedience in the wife; humane consideration in elders, deference in juniors; and benevolence in rulers, loyalty in ministers and subjects
48. In recognition of his exemplary act of piety, the GIA
49. their teacher be a man of prayer and piety
50. stimulating the languid piety and dormant
