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Example sentences for "for they know not what they"

  • Rather should you remember and imitate the forgiving spirit of our Savior when he prayed; 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!

  • Father forgive them, for they know not what they do,' he tremblingly repeated after her, his anger rebuked by the divine sentiment, and submissively raised his eyes toward the exhaustless source of love and mercy.

  • This deceased saint checked my imprecation by calling to my mind the divine prayer of our holy Savior, and with a chastened and humble spirit I repeated after her: 'Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.

  • And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (xxiii.

  • So He spoke, and on the Cross He made the great word luminous for ever by His own prayer for His murderers: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

  • They must forgive just for the same reason that Jesus forgave His Roman murderers, "for they know not what they do.

  • For They Know not What They Do, by Wilbur Daniel Steele (Pictorial Review, July).

  • By Margaret Prescott Montague "FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.

  • He prayed for his murderers and apologized for his persecutors, saying, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

  • I must add a few words in conclusion, that come from the bottom of my heart: Forgive them, be not angry with them, for they know not what they do!

  • Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

  • Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do"--complete knowledge would put them beyond the reach of forgiveness.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "for they know not what they" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    come between; for any; for fear; for good; for several; for some unknown reason; for thou; for want; for which; foreign commerce; foreign government; foreign interference; foreign money; foreign politics; foreign pollen; foreign port; foreign powers; foreign tongue; foreign travel; foreign yoke; forest reserves; former ages; former president; formerly mentioned; formerly supposed; forward pass