Pentecost Season · All Souls: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed · Year C
Wisdom 3:1-9 or 4:7-15
The Souls of the Righteous Are in God's Hand
November 2, 2028
Overview & Insights
"The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them." (Wisdom 3:1)
The passage teaches that the souls of the just rest in God's hand, safe from torment. Though in the eyes of the foolish they seemed to die, they are at peace, and having been disciplined a little they will receive great good, for God tested them and found them worthy of himself.
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Commentary
Wisdom of Solomon 3, Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
Works through the chapter's picture of the righteous dead at rest verse by verse.
Wisdom 3, Haydock Commentary Haydock Commentary
A classic Catholic (Douay-Rheims) note-by-note reading of the chapter.
Wisdom 4, Haydock Commentary Haydock Commentary
Covers the chapter's second reading option, on a virtuous life brought to early completion.
Wisdom of Solomon 3, Parallel Texts BibleHub
Side-by-side English versions of the chapter for close word comparison.
Background & Word Study
The Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Sefaria
Read the passage in Sefaria's library alongside the wider Second Temple wisdom corpus.
The Wisdom of Solomon 4:7-15 Sefaria
The text of the chapter's second reading option.
Wisdom of Solomon, Book Overview BibleProject
A short video walkthrough of the book's structure and themes.
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