{"id":13022,"date":"2019-02-08T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=13022"},"modified":"2020-09-17T11:37:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:37:53","slug":"nancy-pelosi-shares-favorite-bible-verse-isnt-actually-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2019\/02\/nancy-pelosi-shares-favorite-bible-verse-isnt-actually-bible","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Shares Her Favorite Bible Verse But It Isn\u2019t Actually in the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently spoke with a group of Christian university presidents in Washington and referenced her favorite Bible verse. The only issue is the quote she referenced can\u2019t be found anywhere in Scripture.<\/p>\n

On the topic of immigration, Pelosi said, \u201cTo minister to the needs of God\u2019s creation is an act of worship. To ignore the needs is to dishonor the God who made us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pelosi did acknowledge that she was unable to find a reference for the quote in the Bible though she uses it all the time. She maintained that it could be found \u201csomeplace\u201d in the Bible.<\/p>\n

She believed it may have come from the Old Testament book of Isaiah. However, the passage doesn\u2019t appear anywhere in the Bible.<\/p>\n

According to Slate, Pelosi has used this quote for years. The phrase appeared 12 times in congressional records from 2002 to 2018 all coming from the House Speaker.<\/p>\n

Before she shared this quote, she referenced Jesus\u2019 sermon in Matthew 25. Here, Jesus says, \u201cTruly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Pelosi\u2019s defense, the quote does have some biblical influences.<\/p>\n

Will Kynes, an associate professor of the Hebrew Bible at Whitworth University shared with Slate that the closest comparison he could find to the lawmaker\u2019s quote is Proverbs 14:31, which says, \u201cWhoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.\u201d<\/p>\n