Veritas vos liberabit
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) is a variant of Veritas liberabit vos ("the truth shall set you free"), verse 8:32 of the Gospel of John, a statement which Jesus addresses to a group of Jews who had believed in Him. Pilate has the philosopher's response in verse John 18:38: "Quid est veritas?" ("What is truth?").
Motto
Veritas vos liberabit is the motto of numerous institutions:
- Bayview Glen School, Toronto, Canada
- Greenville Senior High School
- Idaho State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lafayette College
- Lebanon Valley College
- Ottawa University
- Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy
- St. Augustine's College (Raleigh)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
- St. Thomas College, Thrissur
- Sam Adams Associates
- The California Institute of Technology
- University of Portland
- Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Perú [1] and its football club, Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martin de Porres
Translations
The English variant "And Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free" is carved in stone in the Original Headquarters Building (OHB) of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Translated into German, Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen it is the motto of the University of Freiburg.
The Greek original text (ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς):
- Was used by the Knights Hospitaller during the crusades
- Is the motto of Lenoir-Rhyne University
The Latin version, Veritas liberabit vos, is the motto of :
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Catholic University of Cordoba
- Doshisha University, Kyoto City, Japan
- King's College of the University of Queensland
- Mackilliop Senior College[citation needed]
- Newman Senior Technical College
- Port Macquarie, New South Wales
- Redfield College Dural NSW[citation needed]
- St. George's Independent Schools
- St Josephs Regional College[citation needed]
- Saint Pauls High School[where?][citation needed]
- Southern Methodist University
- Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan)
- Yonsei University
Translated into Spanish, it is the motto of:
In popular culture
- "John 8:32" is the title of Sons of Anarchy season 6, episode 9.
- The motto was used by professional wrestler R-Truth during his ring entrances throughout 2011.[2]
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