Quote by Mark Twain

It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the parts that I do understand.

It ain't the parts of the Bible that I can't understand that

Summary

This quote, often attributed to Mark Twain, suggests that the speaker does not find the challenging or complex aspects of the Bible troubling. Instead, it is the clear and straightforward messages that they find unsettling. This may imply that the individual is bothered by the moral or ethical implications of certain teachings within the Bible that are easily comprehensible. The quote hints at the notion that grappling with the more perplexing aspects of religious texts may be easier than accepting or reconciling with the explicit teachings they reveal.

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Bible

By Mark Twain

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