{"id":31721,"date":"2025-04-14T04:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31721"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:42:47","slug":"clowns-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/clowns-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Ci sono clown nella Bibbia? No, ma la Scrittura parla spesso di stolti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. The Bible never mentions clowns, and none of the major English translations uses the word &quot;clown.&quot; Scripture does speak often of fools, mostly as a warning, and Paul called himself and the other apostles &quot;fools for Christ&#039;s sake&quot; (1 Corinthians 4:10), a phrase later applied to the holy fools of the Orthodox Church. Does the word &quot;clown&quot; appear in any Bible? Only in a paraphrase. The word does not occur in the King James Version, the New International Version,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Only The Message paraphrase uses the word &quot;clown,&quot; but the Bible speaks often of fools, and Paul called the apostles &quot;fools for Christ&#039;s sake.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-31721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6400,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/biblical-debates-what-is-the-most-literal-translation-of-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":31721,"position":0},"title":"Biblical Debates: what is the most literal translation of the bible","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Looking for the most accurate and literal translation of the Bible? 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