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What is the pure speech in Zephaniah 3:9?

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What is the justification for English translations capitalizing “Word” in John 1:1?

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Why did the women want to annoint the body in Mark 16:1?

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In John 15:1, when Jesus said, “I am ‘the true’ (ἡ ἀληθινή) vine,” was the word “true” a random choice or is there any significance?

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"and Scripture cannot be broken—John 10:35b, what Jesus is saying?

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What is so special about “ego eimi”?

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Who are “the Jews” in John's gospel?

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Does the Greek of John 20:28 address two persons or one?

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Was the Beloved Disciple laying on Jesus's Lap?

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Is there significance to Jesus' tunic being kept intact while the Temple veil was torn apart?

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Is John 1:1 meant to correct the Second Temple teaching of monotheism?

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Orthodox Jews take Deut. 12:5 to refer to the temple in Jerusalem. How should we?

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(John 3:16) Greek: Only Begotten

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Are the two 'lifes' mentioned in John 5:26 the same?

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