Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

Proverbs 27,11

In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 2,3

In the year of the Lord 1564 in the month of July, the construction of this school was begun, during the time of the most illustrious Prince of Saxony, August, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, who governed this land and gave his support to this building when Dr. Paul Eber of Kitzingen was pastor of this church and Thomas Heiliger was mayor of this town.

“These two bible verses are a summary of the core message of biblical quotations painted on the building facade in black letters in 1565 by Anthonius Lange. In 1702 new plaster was applied and covered this writing. It is still unclear who selected the texts, which describe Christ as the source of wisdom and point to the responsibility of education that be deduced from Scriptures: Elector August, Heilinger, Cranach, Eber or his colleagues at the Leucorea or other intellectuals from the Wittenberg book trade. Thankfully, the inscriptions, lost in 1702, were preserved by Balthasar Menz and Gottfried Suevus and can partly be found in the commemorate publication of 1888, printed on the occasion of the new Melanchthon-Gymnasium´s inauguration.” (Dr. Insa Christiane Hennen: “The School Building in Wittenberg in the years 1564 to 1567” translated by Vivian Kleeblatt, 2021. Pg.32f.) To date I have not found a picture of that mayor Thomas Heiliger.

God´s Word painted on the Wittenberg Boy´s school:

Deal with Your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes. I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!

Psalm 119,124-125

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom.

Colossians 3,16

Devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

1. Timothy 4,13

Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this.

1. Timothy 4,15-16

Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19,14

See that you do not despise one of these little ones.

Matthew 18,10

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

John 6,68

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

John 10,27-28

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Psalm 111,10

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119,105

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is a power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.

Romans 1,16

So it is not the will of my Father, who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Matthew 18,14