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William Barclay

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William Barclay


Born
in Wick, Scotland, The United Kingdom
December 05, 1907

Died
January 24, 1978

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WIlliam Barclay was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of Bible commentaries on the New Testament that sold 1.5 million copies.

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“Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.”
William Barclay, The Gospel of Luke - Enlarged Print Edition

“There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.”
William Barclay

“Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.”
William Barclay

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