Fondare 411 Risultati per: Hands
Timotheus himself, having fallen into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater and their men, very craftily pleaded with them to let him go with his life, on the grounds that he had the relatives and even the brothers of many of them in his power, and that these could otherwise expect short shrift. (2 Maccabees 12, 24)
With these words he left them. The priests stretched out their hands to heaven, calling on him who has at all times done battle for our nation; this was their prayer: (2 Maccabees 14, 34)
although he had now lost every drop of blood, he tore out his entrails and taking them in both hands flung them down on the crowd, calling on the Master of his life and spirit to give them back to him one day. Thus he died. (2 Maccabees 14, 46)
What he had seen was this: Onias, the former high priest, that paragon of men, modest of bearing and gentle of manners, suitably eloquent and trained from boyhood in the practice of every virtue -- Onias was stretching out his hands and praying for the whole Jewish community. (2 Maccabees 15, 12)
Maccabaeus took note of these masses confronting him, the glittering array of armour and the fierce aspect of the elephants; then, raising his hands to heaven, he called on the Lord who works miracles, in the knowledge that it is not by force of arms but as he sees fit to decide, that victory is granted by him to such as deserve it. (2 Maccabees 15, 21)
Fighting with their hands and praying to God in their hearts, they cut down at least thirty-five thousand men and were greatly cheered by this manifestation of God. (2 Maccabees 15, 27)
a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, (Proverbs 6, 17)
Wisdom builds herself a house; with her own hands Folly pulls it down. (Proverbs 14, 1)
The idler's desires are the death of him, since his hands will do no work. (Proverbs 21, 25)
She selects wool and flax, she does her work with eager hands. (Proverbs 31, 13)
She sets her mind on a field, then she buys it; with what her hands have earned she plants a vineyard. (Proverbs 31, 16)
She sets her hands to the distaff, her fingers grasp the spindle. (Proverbs 31, 19)
