Patrick Henry strongly warns the Convention’s delegates, “Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.” With that diction he recalls the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot as it’s recorded in LUKE 22 : 47-48…
Forgiveness
In chapter three, Jane thinks “Yes, Mrs. Reed, to you I owe some fearful pangs of mental suffering, but I ought to forgive you, for you knew not what you did…” There is no doubt that Charlotte Bronte was recalling LUKE 23 : 34, which records that “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Jesus spoke of the Romans and Jews…
The Good Samaritan
LUKE 10 : 30 records Jesus beginning one of His most famous parables — that of the Good Samaritan. Jesus tells of a certain man who was traveling and “fell among thieves.
Abraham’s Bosom
LUKE 16 : 19-31 reveals Jesus offering a striking, memorable and telling account of a real event (not a parable) that He, as God, has knowledge of: the story of Lazarus and the rich man. LUKE 16 : 22-23 reveals Lazarus being carried to a place identified as Abraham’s bosom, where Abraham himself is residing at the time of the event.
Lilies
The sonnet’s speaker asks his friend, Mr. Lawrence, to help him pass the time until the west wind re-inspires “The frozen earth, and clothe in fresh attire / The lily and rose, that neither sowed nor spun.”