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Via et veritas et vita
Words spoken by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of John / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Via et veritas et vita (Classical Latin: [ˈwɪ.a ɛt ˈweːrɪtaːs ɛt ˈwiːta], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈvi.a et ˈveritas et ˈvita]) is a Latin phrase meaning "the way and the truth and the life". The words are taken from Vulgate version of John 14 (John 14:6), and were spoken by Jesus in reference to himself.
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These words, and sometimes the asyndetic variant via veritas vita, have been used as the motto of various educational institutions and governments.