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The Feet

Beautiful are the feet that bring good tidings — every tradition treats the foot as the witness of the journey and the body's lowest worship.

Judaism

  • "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings..."

    Isaiah 52:7
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  • "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

    Psalms 119:105
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Christianity

  • "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet."

    John 13:14
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  • "And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears..."

    Luke 7:38
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  • "...How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace..."

    Romans 10:15
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