Where are nuns in scriptures?

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I’ve seen many non-Catholics saying that nuns aren’t in the Bible so can someone show me some Bible verses to rebut these statements please!
 
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Nuns aren’t in the Bible.

That doesn’t make people wanting to dedicate themselves to monastic life, prayer, religious vows, spiritual works, etc… wrong.
 
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I remember fondly in the Bible that there was someone’s daughter who took up a life of chastity in the New Testament not too sure the Book and the verse!
 
Saint Anthony the Great founded the organized monaatic life. This happened in the 3rd century AD. So of course there are no nuns in the Bible.
 
Monasticism, I read somewhere, is an attempt to live what the Lord commanded in Scripture: “Give up everything and follow me.” Maybe this can help?
 
Acts 21:9 “He had four unmarried daughters who proclaimed God’s message”
Wouldn’t this be a considered early Christian nuns?
 
See First Corinthians, Chapter 7. St. Paul discusses various states in life, including those of widows and virgins/unmarried and why it is good for some to stay that way. That’s what nuns are. Those who embraced that state in life lived in community for mutual support and abopted certain rules, as any functioning community must.

They also embrace Jesus’ counsel to give up everything to follow him.

This is all Biblical. Non-Catholic communities who do not have men and women who deliberately embrace these counsels are the ones not being Biblical.
 
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Acts 21:9 “He had four unmarried daughters who proclaimed God’s message”
Wouldn’t this be a considered early Christian nuns?
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“21:9 And he had four daughters, virgins, who did prophesy.”
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“Ver. 9. Prophecy. It is supposed that these daughters of S. Philip had made a vow of virginity, or at least remained in that state out of a motive of religion. S. Jerom thinks in reward of this they were gifted with a prophetic spirit. Lib. i. c. 24. cont. Jov. — Others think that by prophesying is meant interpreting the Scriptures, or singing the praises of God. Estius.”
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“This is my Body”
“This is my Blood”
“Do this in remembrance of Me”

That IS in scripture and yet I suspect the people trying to play gotcha with you don’t accept that. 🤔
 
Where are stained glass windows in the scriptures?

Or for that matter, online forums to discuss all things Catholic?
 
I was able to find the answer to my question, I just was looking for scriptural backing! Sorry to annoy you!
 
Turn the tables! Where did Jesus teach that the bible is the source of revelation?

He did not. So, why do they follow man-made traditions?

Where did He teach that we are to run to the printed page for doctrine?

He did not. He told us to take matters to the Church (Matthew 18:16-18, Acts 15).

What writing did our Lord leave for us?

Not a single thing.

He sent Apostles “He who hears you hears Me. He who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects me rejects the One Who sent Me.” (Luke 10:16) Jesus referred all Christians to the Church. Saint Paul teaches that the Church is the pillar and foundation of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15). Printed words are easily twisted and Saint Peter wrote of this in 2 Peter 3:16.

Their problem is that their church is based on the bible, and worse than that: it is based on some guy’s opinion of what the bible means. Thousands of other opinions are different from theirs!

In truth, the bible is based on the Church - which is older than the bible and which was founded by Christ (Matthew 16:18).

Ask them: “So, where exactly are ‘bible churches’ in the bible? Where is the table of contents given in the New Testament?” How do they even know that the bible is the bible?

The Church tells them that.

Maybe even tell them that those “unauthorized” religious sisters are praying for them!
 
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I’ve seen many non-Catholics saying that nuns aren’t in the Bible so can someone show me some Bible verses to rebut these statements please!
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Nuns aren’t in the Bible. But the basis for the idea of a woman dedicating herself to God, definitely, is.

1 Corinthians 7:34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

The bolded part is a description of a nun. An unmarried woman who cares for the things of the Lord and remains holy in body and spirit.

I hope this helps.
 
The daughters of St Philip are amongst the first religious women. St Hermoine is a great saint and was martyred in the Christian persecutions.
 
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