# Epigraph explained — The Kingdom of God Is Within You

> Chapter companion for The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy.

## What happens

The epigraph presents three biblical quotations that establish the central themes of the book: truth as the path to freedom, the primacy of the soul over bodily death, and the rejection of human servitude.

## Themes in this chapter

### Freedom from Human Power

The epigraph directly calls for not being servants of men, echoing the theme of liberation from human authority.

### The Kingdom of God Within

The promise that truth will make one free points to an inner, spiritual liberation rather than external political change.

## Character check-ins

### Jesus Christ

Quoted from the Gospels of John and Matthew, and referenced in the Epistle to the Corinthians.

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