Questions tagged [authorial-intent]
Questions investigating a text's meaning by discerning what its author intended it to mean.
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What are the “things above, where Christ is seated” as said in Colossians 3:1-2?
What are the "things above, where Christ is seated" as said in
Colossians 3:1-2 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the
things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right ...
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What is the correct English translation from Greek and meaning of Hebrews 1:6?
What is the correct English translation from Greek and meaning of Hebrews 1:6 ?
A few translations are:
( AKJV ) And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world,
he saith, And ...
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What does “by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they” mean in Hebrews 1:4?
What does "by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they" mean in
Hebrews 1:4 being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than ...
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What is the meaning of “lampstand” in Revelation 2:5?
What is the meaning of "lampstand" in Revelation 2:5 ?
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the
works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your
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In Revelation 13:11 why does the “lambkin” have horns?
In Revelation 13:11 the author appears to be contrasting the lamb-like physical appearance of the animal with the ferocious speech. In fact, he compares the animal to a "lambkin":
[Rev 13:11 ESV] ...
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Does Ephesians 5:3 mean that if a person fall into sins “sexual” or “covetous” he/she should not confess it to anyone in the Church?
Does
Ephesians 5:3 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness
must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
mean that if a person fall into sins that are "sexual" or ...
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What is the “water” in John 3:5? [duplicate]
What is the water in
John 3:5 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless
one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the
kingdom of God.
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What does “even as” mean in Ephesians 1:4?
Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in
the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the
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What does “bewitch” mean in Galatians 3:1?
What does bewitch mean in Galatians 3:1?
Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It
was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as
crucified.
From the ...
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What is the difference between “putting on Christ” in Galatians 3:27 and “becoming God's righteousness” in 2 Corinthians 5:21?
What is the difference between putting on Christ in
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ
have put on Christ
and becoming God's righteousness in
2 Corinthians 5:21 ...
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What does “obey the truth” mean in Romans 2:8?
What does obey the truth mean in this verse?
Romans 2:8
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey
the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
What is the truth ...
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How ought we to understand Zeresh's response in Esther 5:14?
Esther 5 describes how Haman was incensed by Mordechai’s arrogance and couldn’t tolerate his existence anymore. V. 10 describes how Haman convened with his cronies to plot and devise a plan how to ...
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What is the “reconciliation” mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:20?
What is the reconciliation mentioned in
2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf
of Christ: Be ...
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What does “take away sin/sins” mean in John 1:29 & Hebrews 10:11?
What does takes away the sin mean in
John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
and take away sins in
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What is the difference between “old man” in Romans 6:6 and “flesh” in Romans 8:1?
What is the difference between "old man" in
Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not
serve sin.
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What is the difference between adultery, fornication, uncleanness & lasciviousness in Galatians 5:19
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
What is the difference between adultery, fornication, uncleanness & ...
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Strange use of tenses in Mark 11:24
In Mark 11:20-26 Jesus addresses Peter and the other disciples about the fig tree that he caused to wither earlier in Mark 11:13-14.
Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if ...
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What does “baptism now saves you” mean in 1 Peter 3:21
What does baptism now saves you mean in
1 Peter 3:21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the
removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good
conscience—through the ...
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Could Jesus actually have risen from the dead on the fourth day, instead on the third day?
I was reading Luke 24:7 just now. The verse is about an angel who tells the disciples that Jesus was going to rise the third day. I noticed that it didn’t say on the third day, or after the third day. ...
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What is the “hope” talked about in Hebrews 10:23
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without
wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
What is the hope referred into in the above verse?
Is this the same hope talked about ...
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What is the “Sabbath-rest for the people of God” in Hebrews 4:9-11 referring to
Hebrews 4:9-11 New International Version (NIV) 9 There remains,
then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters
God’s rest also rests from their works,[a] just as God did from ...
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Distinguishing the differences in meanings when of, by, in, through, with & for are added before the Spirit? [closed]
All taken from KJV for consistencey
Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together
with me in your prayers ...
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What is the difference between “the law” in John 1:17 & “the law” in Galatians 4:21
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and
truth came through Jesus Christ.
Here the scripture says law was given through Moses.
And again from
Galatians 4:21-22 Tell me, you who ...
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What do the words “boasts” & "knows mean in Jeremiah 9:24
Jeremiah 9:24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he
understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast
love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things ...
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Are Hosea 6:6 and Matthew 9:13 connected?
In some bibles,
Matthew 9:13 Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say,
'Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to
others.' I didn't come to invite good ...
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What is the meaning of “fan” and “purge his floor” in Matthew 3:12?
What is meant by fan & his floor in in Mathew 3:12?
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and
gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with
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To whom does “I” refer in Matthew 24:5?
For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they
will lead many astray Matthew 24:5
Who is the I referring to in I am? Is it referring to Jesus of Nazereth? Or is it refrring to ...
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What is the “sin” referred to in Hebrews 11:25?
Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of
God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.
What is the sin referred to here?
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What does “such things” refer to in Hebrews 11:14
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a
country. Hebrews 11:14
What does such things refer to? How and where did they say such things?
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What does “fear of the Lord” in 2 Chronicles 14:13-15 mean?
2 Chronicles 14:13-15 13 Asa and the people who were with him
pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until none
remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. ...
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What does “as Jesus did” mean in 1 John 2:6?
In 1 John 2:6 NIV, it says that
6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
What is the meaning of this verse in general, but more specifically the part of living "as Jesus did"? Jesus ...
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What is the nature of the “strong delusion” being sent by God according to 2 Thessalonians 2:11? [duplicate]
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong ...
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In Genesis 1:29 are there exceptions or limitations regarding “every herb bearing seed” that God gave man to eat? [closed]
Genesis 1:29 says:
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you ...
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What's the connection between Sinai and Seir?
The blessing of Moses in Deut. 33:2
The Lord came from Sinai
and dawned over them from Seir;
he shone forth from Mount Paran.
This verse is almost unanimously understood to describe ...
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Was there some other secret ingredient added to the testing formula in Numbers 5:11-31?
Num. 5 goes into great length to preserve an ancient Israelite test for the unfaithful wife. The test was in the form of a drinking formula. The formula basically consisted of water, soil and the ...
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What is the difference between weaknesses and the flesh in 2 Corinthians 12?
We know the works of the flesh in Galatians 5. Those we can overcome and not practice them anymore. But what about the weaknesses in 2 Corinthians 5? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Cor+...
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In Exodus 14:22 and 15:8 how should we understand “the walls of water” described in the parting of the Red sea?
In Exodus 15:8 this is how the parting of the Reed sea waters are described
וּבְרוּחַ אַפֶּיךָ נֶעֶרְמוּ מַיִם נִצְּבוּ כְמוֹ נֵד נֹזְלִים
קָפְאוּ תְהֹמֹת בְּלֶב יָם
By the blast of your ...
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Colossians 3:5 - akatharsía means heresy?
http://biblehub.com/greek/167.htm
'Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. '
Colossians 3:5
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Why did Moses use the hebrew word “Miqveh”(meaning hope) to describe the gathering together of the waters in Genesis 1:10
The word Miqveh in Hebrew means hope.
H4723
Original: מּקוא מקוה מקוה o
Transliteration: miqveh miqvêh miqvê'
Phonetic: mik-veh'
BDB Definition:
hope
ground of hope
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What does John the Baptist mean by οὗτός ἐστιν ὑπὲρ οὗ in John 1:30
Throughout the first chapter of John’s gospel, John the Baptist says:
”John doth testify concerning him (it?), and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath ...
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Do verbs in present active indicative always imply temporality?
12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. NKVJ, 1982
ΙΒʹ γυναικὶ δὲ διδάσκειν οὐκ ἐπιτρέπω οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρός ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ TR, 1550
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Is Revelation 19:16 “ A slip of the pen” , or worded this way for another reason?
When I was researching a question with reference to the book of Revelation,i came across a couple of scriptures that intrigue me.The first portion of scripture is taken from Revelation 17:14
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Concerning the “breastplate”.what is the authors intent? Book of Revelation
In the book of Revelation at chapter 6 verse 1-8 (NIV), we read about the four horses which are released when the lamb that was slain opens the seals.Read here
Again in Revelation 9 verse 17, we read ...
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Sharing of Paul epistles amongst churches
In Colossians 4:16, Paul explicitely instructs the sharing of epistles between the Laodiceans and Colossians:
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also
in the church ...
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Did Paul intend his instructions concerning the Lord's Supper to apply beyond the church in Corinth?
In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Paul talks about communion:
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he ...
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In Romans 8:29 is Paul speaking of “predestination” with regard to birth or to judgment?
Predestinate: to determine or set a destiny ahead of an appointed time.
I am curious as to why the appointed time in regard to 'predestinate' is so often interpreted to mean "before time began," when ...
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Interpreting “psyche” as “soul”
In the New Testament the Greek term "psyche" often, if not always, gets translated as "soul." Would the original author using that term have meant "psyche" like we mean it today? Or, more precisely, ...
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What is the purpose of listing two different birds in the curse of Proverbs 30:17?
Proverbs 30:17 describes the fate of those who disobey their parents, concluding they will have an unnatural death and be eaten by birds of prey:
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a ...
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Which idea for εἶδος is intended in 1 Thess 5:22?
Background
In 1 Thessalonians 5:22, the Greek reads (no major textual variations):
ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε
The word εἶδος (here in the singular genitive neuter εἴδους) is translated ...
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What sort of phrasing is “the many” in Romans 5?
Most English translations have something in Romans that is an interesting turn of phrase—at least to my ears it instinctively makes sense but at the same time it in more at home in a carefully worded ...
