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Since the Word received life in John 1:3-4 per the USB Greek text, can the prologue also support the Word was eternal?

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Imperfect Indicative Active in John 1:1-4

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Is there precedent (perhaps in Jewish tradition) for the usage of “Rabboni,” which is solely found consistently in John 10:26?

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Why John 1:1 in DRB is not literal translation from the Latin Vulgate?

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In John 4:51 why a son (παῖς) and not a son (υἱός)?

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Was Psalm 2:7 fulfilled when Jesus was baptized?

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What did Jesus mean in Jn.9:37: “You have BOTH seen him and …”?

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What is the significance with the skull of Golgotha?

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What does “the life was the light of men” mean in John 1:4?

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Is John 5:1-15 literal or allegorical?

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What is the best understanding of the use of καί in the beginning verses of John's Prologue?

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Should John 1:18 be translated differently?

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In John 8:44, what is the accurate translation of “πατὴρ αὐτοῦ”, and what does the phrase mean?

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What types of birth were meant by 'blood', 'will of the flesh', and 'will of man'?

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