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Why is the word wife removed from most translation in Matthew 19:29?
Matthew 19:29
Some translations include the word wives. Others do not. For example:
NIV: And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for ...
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Why is the word "sleep" used to describe Stephen's death by stoning (Acts 7:60)?
In the Book of Acts, the Jews became enraged against Stephen (filled with the Spirit):
Acts 7:60: "Then falling on his knees, [Stephen] cried out with a loud voice, 'Lord, do not hold this sin ...
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Why Devil's sin didn't bring death?
1 John 3:8 King
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin
Since the devil ...
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Where are we to speak in tongues when no interpreter is around?
1 Corinthians 14:26-28 (NIV) says:
26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an ...
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What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 (ESV):
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"? ...
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What kind of fish swallowed Jonah (Jonah 1:17)?
Unfortunately, even my own Christian sister thinks that the whale swallowing Jonah was only figurative. But so far, this is what I have found:
A Great Fish Swallows Jonah 1:17 [c] And the Lord ...
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What did Paul mean by "the flaming darts of the evil one" in Ephesians 6:16?
Ephesians 6:10-18 (ESV):
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For ...
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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree in Matt. 21:19?
I heard a Pastor/teacher say that Jesus cursed the fig tree because it is written in the Old Testament (maybe Isaiah, I don’t remember where they said it was) that when the righteous approach, a tree ...
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How can Jesus be God in light of Revelation 3v12
Revelation 3:12 states:
The one who conquers I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God.
Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my ...
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What's the significance of Absalom's heavy hair?
2 Samuel 14:25, 26
25 In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him. 26 ...
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Who is our Savior: God or Jesus?
Titus 3:4-7 (ESV):
4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the ...
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The Son of Jonah / John: Literally, or Metaphorically?
Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.
Then, several verses later :
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Why did "you are no friend of Caesar" push Pilate over the edge?
Pilate tried to acquit Jesus
In comparing the Gospel accounts of Jesus' trial, we find that Pilate tried at least 4 times to have Jesus released:
See Luke 23:22
For the third time he spoke to them: “...
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What is the biblical significance of the "red hair" / "Scarlet thread" and the first born brother/twin?
I've been reading the stories about the births of twins in Genesis. Firstly about Isaacs sons Jakob and Esau (Gen 25) and secondly about Judahs sons Perez and Zerah (Gen 38).
The stories share many ...
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In Acts 8:32–33 was the Ethiopian eunuch reading a Septuagint scroll or a Hebrew scroll?
Texts are listed below for reference. Acts written in Greek and the Septuagint (LXX) are word for word the same but is this enough evidence to say the Ethiopian read from the LXX. Phillip probably ...
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What is referred to as 'strong drink' which John the Baptist was restrained from drinking in Lk 1:15?
We read in Luke 1:13-15 (NRSVCE) of the Angel foretelling the birth of John the Baptist:
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you ...
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Is ‘flesh and blood’ different to ‘flesh and bones’ in the Bible?
“I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.”
1 Corinthians 15:50
We know that flesh and blood cannot ...
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(John 20) Why wasn't Thomas at the first meeting with Christ
In the Gospel of John, Thomas plays a huge role compared to the other gospels. He seems to be present quite a bit, and as a leader. My question is: "Why wasn't Thomas at the first meeting of Jesus ...
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In Luke 8:43 what is "an issue of blood"?
In Luke 8:43-44 we read
43 ¶ And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had
spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44 Came behind him, and ...
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How does entering God’s rest keep us from falling?
Hebrews 4:11 NASB
“Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.”
How does entering God’s rest, specifically, keep ...
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Does Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 suggest that the spirits of animals and humans go to different places in the spiritual realm upon death?
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 (ESV):
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the ...
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Is the statement "Leah had weak eyes" (Genesis 29:17) an indication that women at that time had their face covered where only their eyes showed?
In Genesis 2k9:17 the only specific part of the body mentioned is the eyes. Is this because everything else was covered up?
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured” (KJV). ...
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What's the significance of the number 70?
In Exodus 24:1 (NASB)
Then He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance.
This triggered Genesis 46:...
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Ezekiel 28:13-14 Was Eden on a mountain?
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Ezekiel 28:13-14
3 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone was your covering,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
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Acts 3:2, 10 What is the Beautiful Gate?
In Acts 3 we can read about some place in the temple being refereed to as; The gate of the temple which is called Beautiful Acts 3:2 and; the Beautiful Gate of the temple Acts 3:10
And a man who had ...
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What happened to the jar and the full omer of manna?
In Exodus 16:33 (NASB)
33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put a full omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept safe throughout your generations.” 34 As the Lord commanded ...
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What is so special about Jesus' resurrection in light of other people rising from the dead?
How is the resurrection of Jesus, His rising from the dead, different than all the former dead saints who were seen alive in Matthew 27:52-53?
Matthew 27:52-53 says: 'And the graves were opened and ...
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How did the golden ephod become a snare to Gideon's family?
Judges 8:27
Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
What is ...
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Why did King Saul prophesy w/o clothing all day after pursuing David in 1 Samuel 19:24?
This question is not about the shame of nudity we often read in the Bible. It is a question about why King Saul would ever do this (while prophesying). In I Samuel 10:10 we are told that Saul also ...
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What are the arguments for/against anonymous authorship of the Gospels
In most articles I read online, the claim is that the Gospels originally were anonymous and that the current names were assigned to them in the 2nd century by the apostolic fathers in order to give ...
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Meat Sacrificed To Idols
In 1 Corinthians 8, was Paul including James and the Elders when he referred to those who had a weak conscience? James and the elders implemented the law against eating meat sacrificed to idols... in ...
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God promised a peaceful death to Zedekiah, so why did he die horribly?
In Jeremiah 34:2-5, God tells Zedekiah he will let Babylon conquer Israel, but not to be afraid because he will die peacefully,but in Jeremiah 52:10-11 and 2 Kings 25:6-7, he has his sons slaughtered ...
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Would 1 Peter Be The Oldest Letter In The New Testament?
I was reading this book by Craig S. Keener 1 Peter: A Commentary and he believes that the apostle Peter is the author of the letter. If his assertion is correct would that make 1 Peter the oldest ...
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Is the grammatical tense for Isaiah 9:6 irrelevant when it comes to debating whether Isaiah 9:6 refers to Jesus Christ, The Messiah?
There is a debate about the grammatical tense used in Isaiah 9:6.
Some translations like the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translate Isaiah 9:6 in the past tense ( i.e “For a Child hath been born ...
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Could there be some deeper/Spiritual meaning why darkness was created ahead of light in Genesis 1:2?
KJV Genesis 1 : 2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Throughout the Bible darkness is ...
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Jeremiah 19:9 - Did God make Israel eat their own children?
In the Hebrew Bible it is usually understood that God is against killing and sacrificing children. He hates that and there are His laws that are against it but why would God make Israel eat their own ...
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What does 'one' refer to in 1 Corinthians 8:6?
αλλ ημιν εις θεος ο πατηρ εξ ου τα παντα και ημεις εις αυτον και εις κυριος ιησους χριστος δι ου τα παντα και ημεις δι αυτου [TR - undisputed - Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir and Scrivener : all identical]
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How does Genesis 22:17 "the stars of heavens"tie to Rev. 6:13 when the stars fell to earth?
As the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed, and the Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and as God's prophesies are revealed in the New Testament, then in light of Gen. 22:17 where ...
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Does Daniel 9 say Anything About an "Antichrist"?
In a cursory reading of the last part of the chapter 9 in Daniel, one does not see any word that resembles the title "Antichrist"! Yet many prophecy books write about the Antichrist to come,...
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Who are the so called gods in 2 Thessalonians 2:4? How is the man of destruction able to sit himself in the temple of God?
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 ISV
Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless
the rebellion takes place first and the man of sin, who is destined
for destruction, is revealed. He ...
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Why no greeting on the way? Luke 10:4
Luke 10:4 (NASB)
Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.
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Does Phil. 2:10-11 describe Jesus Christ as God?
This verse seems to obviously say that Jesus Christ is to be worshipped, not only by people but by all of creation.
...so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and ...
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Why does Satan come to present himself to the Lord in Job 2:1?
Is there any reason why Satan as the accuser of the brethren would be said to present himself before the Lord in Job 2:1? I see he is not explicitly stated as doing this in Job 1:6 but I am assuming ...
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Son of theos vs son of kyrios
I'm hesitant to speak in absolute terms about this, but perhaps it can be generally agreed upon that in many cases where we see Χριστὸς we tend not to see κυριος as a relational lexicon to describe ...
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How big were the giants of Amos 2:9 (Amorites) really? Is it poetic, or literal?
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. - Amos 2:9
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Why is תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ translated to empty/formless and void rather than chaos and unknown word?
The Hebrew words תֹהוּ and וָבֹהוּ are translated to empty/formless and void in Genesis 1, but that isn’t what they mean.
In my research, I have found that one of the two words is unknown, and the ...
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What is Galatians 5:19 specifically referring to when it says dissensions & factions are an act of the flesh?
In Galatians 5:19-21 it says:
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and
debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy,
fits of rage, selfish ambition, ...
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Was Jesus given power (Acts 10:38)
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who
were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. (Acts 10:...
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What is the "salvation ready to be revealed in the last time"?
1 Peter 1:3-5 NASB
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...
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Does the Granville Sharp rule apply to Titus 2:13 when dealing with "the Blessed Hope?
...while we wait for the Blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God... (Titus 2:13, KJV)
The modern NIV translation seems to translate this part of verse 13 as if the Granville Sharp rule ...
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