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6-15-18

You Are Never Going to Believe Which Verse Was Most Quoted in American Newspapers Between 1840 and 1920

by John Fea
John Fea teaches American history at Messiah College. He is the author of the forthcoming “Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump.” (Eerdmans Publishing, June 2018).

Related Link Why Luke 18:16? By John Fea

With all this talk of Romans 13, it is worth noting that the most cited verse in American newspapers between 1840 and 1920 was Luke 18:16:

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”

This verse, which seems to have some relevance to our current immigration mess, was:

● The third most quoted Bible verse in the 1840

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1850s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1860s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1870s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1880s

● The second most quoted Bible verse in the 1890s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1900s

● The third most quoted Bible verse in the 1910s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1920s


Thanks to Lincoln Mullen for creating the tool that enabled me to write this post and make this point.


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