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Why does Jesus turn to the Father to forgive in Luke 23:34?

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In Ephesians 1:7, whose blood, the Son’s or the Father’s?

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How were Biblical names (in the past) differentiated from common nouns?

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Does Phil. 2:10-11 describe Jesus Christ as God?

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Is Ephesians 6:5-9 inapplicable with modern Christians who don’t have a “slave”?

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In Acts 8:32–33 was the Ethiopian eunuch reading a Septuagint scroll or a Hebrew scroll?

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Son of theos vs son of kyrios

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Why does Jesus change the speech from who is the greatest to who is the first?

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Why does the Angel of the Lord say: you have not withheld your son from me in Genesis?

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How do we reconcile Deuteronomy 22:5 with John 7:24? [closed]

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How to understand Luke 19:8 in light of Luke 18:22?

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When did God started speaking to us through His son according to Hebrews 1:2?

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What Is the Difference Between 'Man' And 'Son of Man' in Num 23:19?

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Why should the ten lepers return to give glory to God?

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Why are Phillip's unmarried daughters mentioned in acts 21?

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Which Preposition is Used Concerning Paul's Body in Galatians 6:17?

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In the Pentateuch are there any sacrifices specified for intentional sins against God?

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Is Jesus God's apostle? [closed]

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Luke 5:32. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners

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What does "unsearchable" mean in "the unsearchable riches of Christ". Ephesians 3:8?

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What is James teaching about sin?

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What does the commandment refer to?

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Saul not knowing Davids father? [duplicate]

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Is John 2:11 speaking of a new beginning or the beginning of the signs?

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What was Jesus afraid of? [duplicate]

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What clues from John's general usage of 'the word' (or similar terms) help us to understand the referent of 'the word' in John's prologue?

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How is Jesus "υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται" (Luke 1:32 NAS28) different from a prophet (παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ Luke 1:76 NAS28)?

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What people was Jesus referring to when he used the word "generation" in Luke 11:50?

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Does Matt. 5:8 also tell us that willing unrepentant sin causes doubt?

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What did Paul entrust God to guard?

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Should we judge or not? [closed]

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James 1:11 "no sooner"

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Who did Jehovah command in Psalm 148:5?

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Isaac's Blessing

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Does the term 'Name of the Lord' in Ex 20 and Lev 22 refer to more than its literal meaning?

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Is the angel of the Lord in Genesis 16:7-13 and Matthew 1:18-20 one and the same?

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When Jesus said "It is finished" (John 19:30) did the High Priest also say it was finished at the end of the Passover slaughter

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In what sense was Paul considered a false witness to Christ's resurrection?

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Why does Matthew call Bathsheba - Solomon's mother - "the wife of Uriah," (Mt.1:6) when the OT says she was the wife David?

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In 1 Co 11:26, is Paul teaching that Lord's Supper would reach an end?

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Who are the "gods" θεῷ mentioned in 2 Chr. 13:9?

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Does Acts 21:20–26 tell us that it is OK for a Christian Jew to continue to observe Jewish rituals?

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If Jesus is light, why did he hide from the crowd?

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How best to understand the NLT translation of νόμος in Romans 8:2?

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Does 'disciples' imply apostles in John 20:22?

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What does it mean "But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men"? [duplicate]

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Psalms 8:3-6 - has this been manipulated by Paul to imply it relates to Jesus?

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How does "ananeousthai" Ephesians 4:23 compare with "anakainosei" Romans 12:2?


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