Questions tagged [jesus]
Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of the Christian New Testament.
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Does Calling the Son "Theos" prove his Prexistence and his Deity?
John 1:18
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is [ho ōn, i.e., “the One who is/being always”] in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him (emphasis added).
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Is Yahweh in the Old Testament not Jesus Christ in the New Testament? [closed]
The Apostles seems to reference him as "Son". We find at several places, New Testament authors citing Old Testament passages referring to Yahweh and yet applies them to the "Son" (...
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These are the very words that testify about me" what does the phrase mean
Considering the following scriptures
John 5:39 BSB You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by
them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify
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What does Paul mean when he says "One Lord" in 1 Cor 8:6 [duplicate]
In the New Testament, it seems as though Paul normally refers to the Father as "ho theos" and the Son as "kurios" particularly when the Father and Jesus appear in the same verse or ...
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Does it follow from John 17:3 that knowing God alone cannot give eternal life? What then is the need for the adjectives "The only true"?
Joh 17:3 NET2
Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
What is the meaning of the term "The only True God"?
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How does Revelation 2:28 relate to Revelation 22:16 and 2 Peter 1:19
As quoted by Jesus:
And I will give him the morning star.
-Revelation 2:28
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of ...
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How does John and Jesus Fufil the Expectations of the Jews
In the Gospels, During the time Jesus asks "Who do men Say I Am"
The replies he got shows that the People of Israel, expected
Elijah
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Jeremiah, or one of the Prophet
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In Romans 10:9, is Paul's use of the word "Lord" referring to Jesus's deity?
Romans 10:9 says:
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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Luke 9:60 Did Jesus actually encourage the man to bury his Father?
Why, in Luke's account does Jesus specifically tell the disciple to go after he requests to go and bury his father?
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Will gender differences persist in heaven? [duplicate]
Scientists have established that men and women think differently and reach decisions differently. They tend to have different interests and aptitudes. These distinctions go well beyond hair styles, ...
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Was Matthew trying to make a connection between Elisha and Jesus after the deaths of their respective precursors?
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When Elijah died, Elisha succeeded Elijah and performed a miracle to cross the Jordan river, and the people watching said he had Elijah's spirit as Kings 2:15 (NIV) says:
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Is there a connection between Luke 10:25-37 and John 21:15-17?
Evaluate this argument for the connection:
The context of the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) is answering the question “… who is my neighbor?” (ESV) The question arises from Leviticus ...
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Luke 2:52 Jesus grew in favour OR Jesus grew in grace?
This Q asked, HOW did Jesus grow in favour?
When I look up the Greek for this word χάριτι (favour), of the 24 occurrences, only ONE renders favour - all the others, 'grace'.
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Word Study G3516: νήπιος (nēpios) babes
νήπιος (nēpios) - babes
Jesus used this word twice.
Mat 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise ...
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Who is 'the disciple that Jesus loved'? [duplicate]
My question, appearing as a duplicate question to what has been asked, identifies a scriptural reference that tells me that this disciple is not the apostle John, as the majority professes him to be. ...
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Why did Jesus say no one knows the Son except the Father?
In Matthew 11:27 (NIV), Jesus says
No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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Did Thomas touch Jesus hand(s), or seeing was enough for him to believe?
In John 20:24-25 one reads
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto ...
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What is the significance of Christ's return for the Thessalonian Church?
2 Thessalonians 2:2 speaks of the church as being concerned that Christ had already come. What is the impact of Christ's return; why such concern?
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Had the Son of Man already ascended in John 3:13?
John 3:13, 14
13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up (...
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Is there any connection between the disciples in b. San. 43a and the Gospels?
b. San 43a states Jesus had five disciples: Mattai, Nakai, Netzer, Buni, and Toda. The only names here I could see being associated with Jesus are Mattai for Matthew (Matt 9:9-13; 10:3), and Netzer ...
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What are the distinctions and shared qualities between the Begotten Son of God and the rest of the children of God? [closed]
Jesus on earth is different from his glorified status after his resurrection. How is his progression to this same glory(John 17:5) distinct from, and similar to the proceeding children of God's ...
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What is the reason for not experiencing death?
In Mark 9:1 it says
“And he said to them, "I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."” (Mark 9:1, ...
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How to reconcile this prophecy?
In Mark 13:30
“I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mark 13:30, NETfree)
Apparently this prophecy was proven wrong.
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John 14:26b ...IN MY NAME
I only came here to find something out about the phrase; "...will send in My name" specifically the 'in my name' part of John 14:26.
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Who is YHWH's God in Rev 3:12, and Rev 1:6? [duplicate]
Philip declares the Risen Son to be God.
John 20:28
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
And the Risen Son declares he has a God.
Revelation 3:12
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What does Heb 1:10 mean in light of the "throne" in Revelation? [closed]
Premise: YHWH (God) made all things
Isaiah 44:24 (NASB)
Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, YHWH, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by ...
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What does τίθησιν mean in John 10:11?
We know the basic lexical meaning of τίθημι, and we know ultimately Jesus referred to his sacrificial death on the cross. But, in Jesus' figurative statements like this in John, they have an everyday ...
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Does Jesus quote portions of Scripture with the expectation that his listeners will fill in the parts he leaves unsaid?
I've heard this theory before, but I'm trying to find a reliable source to cite. In English, sometimes we say things like, "when in Rome..." and expect our hearers to complete the figure of ...
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What does ‘defiled’ mean in Mark 7:5?
In Mark 7:5, we see the accusation that Jesus and His disciples eat food with defiled hands:
“So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the ...
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John 1:1, should the anarthrous pre-verbal predicate nominative be rendered indefinitely? Asked today [duplicate]
Some Unitarians point to the indefinite rendering of the anarthrous pre-verbal PN in verses like John 8:44, John 9:8, John 9:17, John 10:13, John 18:37, John 4:19, John 8:48, John 10:1, John 10:33. Do ...
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Were Jesus' companions on the Cross "thieves" or followers of Barabbas? (Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19)
Both Luke and Mark describe Barabbas as having been imprisoned for insurrection and murder:
Luke 23:19 - (Barab′bas), a man who had been thrown into prison for an
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Who are the builders in Psalm 118:22 and why did the Psalmist call them "builders?"
In Psalm 118:22 (KJV) we read:
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
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Did Jesus make a parallel to the Shema (Deut. 6:4-6) in John 14:6-11?
Did Jesus make a parallel to the Shema (Deut. 6:4-6) in John 14:6-11?
There is considerable evidence that John makes parallels to the Pentateuch in his gospel. John 1:1 and Genesis 1:1 in the ...
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Does the title "Rabbi" (John 1:49 etc) imply that Jesus was a Pharisee?
A casual reader of the Gospels would clearly reject the idea that Jesus was a Pharisee. After all, they often accused him of breaking the Laws of the Torah and Jesus frequently denounced them as ...
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Analyzing Matthew 16:28, Is the Kingdom of the Christ established?
How are we to understand Jesus'statement here? Has this event occurred as stated? Did Jesus err in his prediction about the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom?
Matthew 16:28 ASV Verily I say unto ...
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What's the Difference between Gathering Sticks and Plucking Heads of Grain on the Sabbath?
Numbers 15:32-36 God ordered a man to be killed for gathering sticks on the Sabbath.
Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for challenging the Disciples for Plucking Heads of Grain on the sabbath.
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Has anyone researched whether 7 weeks was John the baptist ministry, the 62 weeks being Jesus ministry then Jesus death in the midst of the last [closed]
It just makes sense that if in the last week of the 70 weeks we have the Messiah cut off (death on the cross) and he died in the midst of the Passover week which all so was the 50th Jubilee then the ...
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Who’s house was Jesus at in Mark 2:1?
“And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.”
Mark 2:1
Mark expects the reader to know the house in question. How likely is it that it was his own ...
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How should we understand the ongoing nature of Jesus' intercession? Heb 7:25-27
Heb 7:25-27 (NASB, emphasis added)
25Therefore he is also able to save forever those who come to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26For it was fitting for us to ...
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Was Luke 17:22 added later? I don't see it mentioned in the similar passages in the other Synoptics [closed]
And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it."
Did Jesus actually say this, was this a saying added by ...
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How does Jesus mediate?
For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the violations that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been ...
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2 Tim 1:10 Did Christ abolish death or not?
2 Tim 1:10 says,
and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished [Strong's # g2673] death and brought life and immortality to light through the ...
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If John the Baptist said "He was temporally before me" at John 1:15, what would 1st century Jewish listeners have understood by this?
There is significant debate over how John 1:15 should be interpreted (see the question Does John the Baptist's witness imply the pre-incarnate existence of Jesus?).
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How do we reconcile Jesus appearance in Luke & John passage relating to Thomas?
How do we reconcile Jesus' appearance in the Luke & John passages relating to Thomas:
Matt 27 - Judas killed himself before Jesus' resurrection
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Does Colossians 1:15, refer to the Genesis creation, or merely present Jesus as the beginning of those raised from the dead?
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or ...
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Reconciling Ephesians 1:22 with 1 Corinthians 15:25—are all enemies under Jesus' feet?
In 1 Corinthians 15:25, Paul speaks as if all enemies will one day be put under Jesus' feet (NKJV):
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
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John 6:40 see/behold/looks “On the Son” what does it mean?
Q: Is John 6:40 referring to a “seeing in faith”? Or some type of perception given to us since Jesus is invisible to us?
“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son
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How should John 10:17-18 be understood? lambanō λαμβάνω: "Take or Receive" life back again?
How should John 10:17-18 be understood?
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it back. 18 No one has taken it away from me, but I lay it down on my own. I ...
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Is Hebrews 13:8 an affirmation of Christ’s deity?
I do already affirm trinitarian doctrine, so I’m not intending to be biased, however, does Hebrews 13:8 affirm Jesus’ deity?
To ask the question is simple, but to define Jesus as “unchanging” seems to ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 15:50 applicable to the pre-resurrection body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 15:50,53
50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
53 For this perishable body must put on the ...
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