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minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·4 days ago“Verily I say to you, they have received their reward.” That’s not a compliment, of course.
minus-squareIndiBrony@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 days agoI’m no expert on this, but it definitely reads like “lol this is as good as it gets for these asshats. It’s a one way road to eternal hellfire from here”
minus-squareBlaster M@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days agoA bit more like ‘they seek the approval of men, and thus that is their reward: the approval of men, no more.’ Indicating their prayers go unanswered.
“Verily I say to you, they have received their reward.”
That’s not a compliment, of course.
I’m no expert on this, but it definitely reads like “lol this is as good as it gets for these asshats. It’s a one way road to eternal hellfire from here”
A bit more like ‘they seek the approval of men, and thus that is their reward: the approval of men, no more.’
Indicating their prayers go unanswered.