Questions tagged [jesus]
Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of the Christian New Testament.
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How is Jesus from Judah's tribe? [closed]
Jesus had no biological father and we know that, according to the Pentateuch, the tribal lineage is passed through the father and the mother's genealogy is irrelevant. The argument of Zelophehad's ...
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Concerning John 9:3-4 with reference to John 11:4
John 9:3-4 - Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,
but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent ...
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What is the meaning of the passages where someone concealing something is overtaken or ambushed on the road?
I think I have found a thread in the Bible where a traveller is tested while on the road. They are usually overtaken (sometimes ambushed) by someone in disguise or they are carrying a hidden item.
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Did the Holy Spirit leave Jesus when temptation was present in Luke 4?
Luke 4 states:
1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wildernessESV
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In Mark 3, is it Jesus' family or friends who try to take him away
Mark 3:21 NLT "When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said."
IN other versions it says "own people" or "friends"
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If Jesus is light, why did he hide from the crowd? [closed]
While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. John. 12:36 KJV
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Since Joseph wanted to divorce Mary (Matthew 1:19), does that mean he did not trust her?
Since Joseph wanted to divorce Mary in Matthew 1:19 yet they were already betrothed, does that mean he did not trust her?
Matthew 1:19 NIV "Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, ...
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In Luke 16:21 why were the dogs mentioned?
who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
(Luke 16:21, ESV)
Some see the dogs as further insult to Lazarus.
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What was Jesus afraid of? [duplicate]
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 KJV
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Does God share all things with Jesus?
"and what is mine is all yours, and what is yours is mine; and I have been glorified in them. " Bible LXX Pbro. Guillermo jünemann beckchaefer
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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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In what way was the carnal Jesus the sanctuary of God? [closed]
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. Mark 1:24 KJV
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Did Jesus' listeners understand which father he was talking about?
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Mattews 12:50 KJV
Did Jesus' listeners understand which father he was talking about?
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What were Jesus' post-resurrection teachings about the Father? [closed]
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. John 16:25 KJV
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Was Jesus' early church composed primarily of Torah-abiding Jews?
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector. Mattews. 18:17 KJV
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Why did the blind man at Bethsaida look up and see men as if they were taller trees? [duplicate]
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. Mark 8:24 KJV
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What people was Jesus referring to when he used the word "generation" in Luke 11:50?
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; Luke. 11:50 KJV
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Why did Jesus tell Satan to do it quickly?
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. John 13:27 KJV
Why couldn't it be slow?
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Why should the ten lepers return to give glory to God?
Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Luke 17:18 NET
Why should the ten lepers return after having gone to the Priests to give glory to God? Could they ...
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In what sense was Paul considered a false witness to Christ's resurrection?
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 1 Corinthians 15:15 KJV
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Why did Saul the Roman and also not being of the Sadducees sect express his disbelief in the resurrection? [closed]
Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Acts 26:8-9 ...
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How are we to understand MT 6:34b in the Hebraic context?
Mt. 6:34b "Each day has enough trouble of its own."
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What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them "for they know not what they do"?
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added)
34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
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Addressing someone as "epistates" (Ἐπιστάτα)
In the New Testament the Greek word used for 'Lord' is often 'kurios' or 'Kyrie', a transliteration of Greek Κύριε (Kyrie), vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios). I understand and believe the ...
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Did Saul the Roman know Jesus before he was killed? [closed]
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 2 Corinthians 5:16 KJV.
When could it have happened?
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Why was Jesus going to walk past the disciples as they were rowing on the Sea of Galilee?
Mark records the famous walking-on-water miracle:
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he ...
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In whose name did they believe?
Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing. John. 2:23 NET
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Matthew 27:46 Why does Jesus not address God as Father?
Matthew 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").
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Is there any significance behind Jesus' use of the word "love" in "John 21:15-17"
In John 21:15-17 (ESV), we read:
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him,
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What exactly did the disciples doubt in Matt 28:17?
Jesus, after being resurrected, appeared to his eleven disciples on a mountain and was worshipped by them. Matt 28:17 says some of them doubted. What did they doubt? Was it his resurrection?
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Is there a causal relationship between Jesus' 40-day fast and his return in "the power of the Spirit" in Luke 4:14?
According to Luke 4:1-2, Jesus, after his water baptism at the Jordan river, was full of the Spirit and was led by the Spirit to a 40-day fast:
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the ...
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What does Jesus imply in John 20:17 by saying "my Father and your Father, and my God and your God"?
In John 20:17, instead of saying τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν καὶ θεόν ἡμῶν, that is, "our Father and our God," Jesus instead says, τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν καὶ θεόν μου καὶ θεὸν ὑμῶν, that is, "my Father ...
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Is the "faith" of Hebrews 12:2 referring to the faith of "all" of us, or "each" of us?
Hebrews 12:2, in part:
[ESV] looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith
[NIV] fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith
[KJV] Looking unto Jesus the author and ...
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Why does Jesus turn to the Father to forgive in Luke 23:34?
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. Luke 23:34 KJV
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Was the translation of "Jesus" name in Greek from Yehshua purely transliteration or is there possibly "meaning" behind the name "Ἰησοῦς" / "Iēsous"
I have noted in my study of Scripture that most names have "meaning" and are often Hebrew words or statements (usually about God). The original Hebrew name of Jesus - Yeh'shua - follows this ...
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regarding Jesus being God [closed]
For many years I have thought about the Triune. My conclusion is that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one and the same. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have always existed from before time, ...
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Why does Jesus change the speech from who is the greatest to who is the first?
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Mark 9:34 KJV
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Does Matt. 5:8 also tell us that willing unrepentant sin causes doubt?
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
(Matt. 5:8, ESV)
This possibility is based on how Jesus describes seeing God as something occurring in this life in the Gospel of John.
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Why does Jesus seemingly contradict what He states in Mt 5:19 by later appearing to relax the Law of the Sabbath?
In Matthew 5:19, Jesus states that anyone who relaxes (ESV) even the least of the commandments in the Law and teaches others to do the same would be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But then in ...
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Is there any connection between the Samaritan woman's five husbands and the rich man's five brothers? [closed]
(for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don't come into this place of torment.' Luke 16:28 NET
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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)?
οὗτος ἔσται μέγας καὶ υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, Luke 1:32 NAS28
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the ...
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What can the Son do nothing for himself?
So Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. (...
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Is the lamb accepted for the redemption of sin?
The Bible referred to Jesus as the lamb of God John 1:29. The lamb was only mentioned as a sacrificial animal at the Passover, and not mentioned for the redemption of sin. The Sin Offering (Leviticus ...
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Was there a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and was there a change of day when Joseph came to the cross the first time? [duplicate]
If there was a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and there was a change of day when Joseph came to the cross (the first time), this would show major differences between what ...
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Is the KJV wording holy 'thing' wrong in Luke 1:35?
Luke states the following in 1:35 :
και το γεννωμενον αγιον κληθησεται υιος θεου
also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God [KJV]
Note : My question relates to ...
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'only true God' in John 17:3?
In John 17:3, Jesus addressed the Father as 'the only true God'' which semantically means that no one else is true God except the Father. However, Jesus is also addressed as ''God'' in the same gospel ...
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Acts 2:38 vs Matthew 28:20- "In" vs "On" - By what nuance of meaning would Jesus use εἰς (eis) in Matthew while Peter would use ἐπί (epi) in Acts
By what nuance of meaning, in context, would Jesus use εἰς (eis) in Matthew and while Peter would use ἐπί (epi) in Acts?
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Jesus instructs his disciples regarding the nations, that ...
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Why was Jesus baptized?
Matthew 3:16 (KJV) 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and ...
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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.
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Who is the νομοθέτης mentioned in James 4:12?
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? KJV James 4:12
Did Jesus have power to destroy unclean spirits πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ? If so, what does the ...
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