Senior Member. Well, they mean the same in the sense that they refer to the same set of writings. If you are thinking of the writings as a body of knowledge, then you would use Scripture. If you are thinking of them as separate works (maybe with slightly different viewpoints) then you would say Scriptures.
What is the plural for Scripture?
scripture /ˈskrɪptʃɚ/ noun. plural scriptures.
This rule of thumb applies fairly broadly in Christian publishing. That is, if you’re referring to something in a general sense, you can leave it lowercase—so when mentioning a particular scripture, you would capitalize the term you’re using, but when talking about scripture as a whole, it’s lowercase.
How do you use scripture in a sentence?
scripture in a sentence
Before he went home that night, they read Scripture together.My Scripture tells me to obey the laws of the land.But the scriptures say, either be hot or be cold.Wolfe met with other congregation members and they read a Scripture.The scripture says many are called, but few are chosen.
As nouns the difference between scripture and verse
is that scripture is a sacred writing or holy book while verse is dew, dampness.
What is the difference between scripture and scriptures?
The Bible is the Christian scripture. Having said that, ‘scripture’ is also used to refer specifically to the Bible (often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures.
How many scriptures are in the Bible?
There are 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament. This gives a total of 31,102 verses, which is an average of a little more than 26 verses per chapter. Psalm 103:1-2 being the 15551st and 15552nd verses is in the middle of the 31102 verses of the Bible.
Scripture or the scriptures refers to writings that are regarded as holy in a particular religion, for example the Bible in Christianity.
What is Scripture according to the Bible?
1a(1) capitalized : the books of the Bible —often used in plural. (2) often capitalized : a passage from the Bible. b : a body of writings considered sacred or authoritative. 2 : something written the primitive man’s awe for any scripture— George Santayana.
What is correct Bible or Bible?
Bible/ biblical
Lowercase the word biblical and other adjectives derived from names of sacred texts. CORRECT: He didn’t have sufficient biblical evidence for his supposition, though he did reference two fairly long Bible verses.
Is Bible always capitalized?
Whether you are referring to the Jewish Bible (the Torah plus the Prophets and the Writings) or the Protestant Bible (the Jewish Bible plus the New Testament), or the Catholic Bible (which contains everything in the Jewish and Protestant Bibles plus several other books and passages mostly written in Greek in its Old
Books of the Bible are always capitalized but never italicized. 2 Chronicles; Second Chronicles; the second book of the Chronicles. Psalms (but a psalm). Mark; the Gospel according to Mark.
What is an example of a scripture?
Scripture is the sacred writings of a religion. For Christians, the Bible and the words of Christ are an example of scripture. A sacred writing or holy book. The primary scripture in Zoroastrianism is the Avesta.
