Veritas vos liberabit (Latin) is a variant of Veritas liberabit vos ("the truth shall set you free"; Greek: ἡ ἀλήθεια á¼Î»ÎµÏ…θεÏώσει á½'μᾶς hÄ" alÄ"theia eleutherÅsei hymas), verse 8:32 of the Gospel of John, a statement which Jesus addresses to a group of Jews who believed in Him. Pilate has the philosopher's response in verse John 18:38: "Quid est veritas?" ("What is truth?", Τί á¼ÏƒÏ„ιν ἀλήθεια, Ti estin alÄ"theia?).
Motto
Veritas vos liberabit is the motto of numerous institutions:
- Bayview Glen School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Greenville Senior High School
- Grenoble Alpes University
- Idaho State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lafayette College
- Lebanon Valley College
- Ottawa University
- Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Southern Methodist University
- St. Augustine's College (Raleigh)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School
- St. Thomas College, Thrissur
- Sam Adams Associates
- The California Institute of Technology
- University of Portland
- Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres, Lima, Perú and its football club, Club Deportivo Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres
- Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile
- Xavier College East Victoria Park, Perth Western Australia
- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Mar Ivanios College
- University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia
Translations
The English variant "And Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free" is carved in stone in the Original Headquarters Building (OHB) of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Translated into German, Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen it is the motto of the University of Freiburg.
The Greek original text (ἡ ἀλήθεια á¼Î»ÎµÏ…θεÏώσει á½'μᾶς):
- Was used by the Knights Hospitaller during the crusades
- Is the motto of Lenoir-Rhyne University
The Latin version, Veritas liberabit vos, is the motto of :
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Catholic University of Córdoba
- Doshisha University, Kyoto City, Japan
- King's College of the University of Queensland
- Mackilliop Senior College
- Newman Senior Technical College
- Port Macquarie, New South Wales
- Redfield College Dural NSW
- St. George's Independent Schools
- St Josephs Regional College
- Saint Pauls High School
- Southern Methodist University
- Universidade Luterana do Brasil
- Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan)
- Yonsei University
Translated into Spanish, it is the motto of:
- Universidad de Guanajuato
- Universidad Iberoamericana
In popular culture
- The motto was used by professional wrestler R-Truth during his ring entrances throughout 2011.
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