15 Things People Pretend Is In The Bible, But It Isn’t. Are You Falling for These Fictional Biblical Tales?

"Some people use the Bible to legitimize their ideologies. On a forum, a user asked: "What do people claim is in the Bible but isn't?" Here are top responses."

SATAN IS IN CHARGE OF TORTURE

“That Satan is in any way in charge of torture in hell.”

GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

“‘God helps those who helps themselves,’ it’s not in the Bible.”

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

“‘This, too, shall pass,’ isn’t in the Bible.”

MARY MAGDALENE WAS A PROSTITUTE

"Mary Magdalene was falsely labeled a prostitute by a Pope seeking to diminish her importance to Jesus."

MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

“That money is the root of all evil. The correct quote is the ‘love’ of money.”

THERE WERE THREE WISE MEN

“Since it’s close to Christmas time, there weren’t three wise men, just three gifts. No one knows how many wise men went.”

THE LEVELS OF HELL

“The levels of hell. Dante wrote about his journey through hell. The levels are not biblical.”

CHILDREN SUFFERING

“That Jesus said anything about children suffering. ‘Suffer the children to come unto me,’ means to allow them.”

DEATH AND ANGELS

“That people become angels when they die. Nope.”

DANTE INFERNO

“Dante Inferno was adopted as canon when it was just fanfiction. So cross reference the two, and you’ll realize it isn’t canonical.”

PEOPLE WHO UNALIVE THEMSELVES GO TO HELL

“That people who kill themselves go to hell.”

ANGELS ARE HUMANS WITH WINGS

“Angels aren't humans with wings. There are few detailed depictions in the revelation, like the four animals by the throne, which may not be angels.”

DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO

“My brother has a friend that will argue with you that Jesus said in the Bible, ‘Do as I say, not as I do.'”

TO NOT MIX RACES

“I had a roommate whose parents wouldn’t allow her to date someone of African American descent because the Bible said not to mix races.”

MARRIAGE

"Marriage is often misunderstood due to scripture misinterpretation. In reality, Ephesians 5:21 indicates partners are equals working together for their union."

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