Hazard a guess what Bible verse this is?


I'll be out for the weekend, but if anyone wants to take a stab at this....it is painted above a doorway at the Nantou St. Paul's Catholic Church. It is amazing to me because it survived the years. the elements, and barely, the Cultural Revolution. It also hasn't been painted over or anything since the local Catholics took possession of the church again a few years ago.

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Anonymous said…
Uncle T...

Mark 9:37 and Luke 9:48 seem to come closest.
Anonymous said…
come to me those who are weary or burdened and i will give you rest?

just a shot in the dark! :)
Anonymous said…
The four lines in roman letters are an Italian version of Matthew 18:5.

It might be a memory of Italian missionaries at the Nantou St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Anonymous said…
In the picture I read:
(CHIUNQUE ACCOGLIERA')
NEL NOME MIO UN FANCIULLO
COME QUESTO
ACCOGLIE ME STESSO.
S. MATTEO C.(18) V.(5)

(my translation)
Whoever shall receive
a little child in my name
like this one
receive myself.
(Mattew 18:5)