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The Apostle Paul was one of the leaders of early Christianity, founder of many Christian congregations, and the author of several "letters" now found in the New Testament.

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What is the wrath referred to in 1 Thessalonians 2:16?

For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you suffered the same things from your own compatriots as they did from the Jews, who ...
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What is the accurate translation for 2 Thessalonians 3:3?

2 Thessalonians 3:3 NASB But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. Some translations, like the NASB include “evil one” (with “one” in italics) whereas other ...
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Why couldn't Agrippa and Festus just free Paul?

In Acts 26, Paul offered his defense before Festus and Agrippa. Afterwards, they both realize that he's innocent. From verses 30 - 32, The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those ...
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What is the logic in 2 Thessalonians 1:10?

2 Thessalonians 1:10 …when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed — for our testimony to you was believed. I’m a little confused by the ...
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In Paul's view: Will Habitual Sin Affect the Believer’s Eternal Salvation?

I want to understand what Paul believed about habitual sin (Biblical theology) according to 2 Thessalonians 3 about habitual sin, considering where Paul touches on the matter elsewhere in his first ...
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1 Cor 15:20 - Is the Resurrected Jesus Singular or Plural? Is He the Firstfruit or the Firstfruits

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits[ἀπαρχή] of those who have fallen asleep. -1 Corinthians 15:20 The ἀπαρχή here is in the singular form and seems to clearly be in ...
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Col 2:15 - Was the triumph over them "in him" or "in it"

Within what/who were the rulers and authorities triumphed over? Here is an example of the two version showing different options: English Standard Version He disarmed the rulers and authorities and ...
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When did Jesus disarm rulers and authorities?

“When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ ‭ What instance is Paul referring to here?
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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). Romans 9:5 ...
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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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Why does Paul have a category of people being “perfect” in Philippians 3:15?

Philippians 3:15 NASB Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you… What does Paul mean here when ...
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What is Paul trying to lay hold of in Philippians 3:12?

Philippians 3:12 NASB “Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” ‭‭ What ...
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What is the resurrection of the dead that Paul wants to attain?

Philippians 3:11 …in order that I may attain to the ressurection of the dead. What is the resurrection of the dead that Paul is hoping to attain through fellowship of Christ’s sufferings and ...
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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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How does Paul's condemnation and disdain for his personal secular, religious training not completely destroy modern religious degrees?

In 1 Corinthians 1-4 (and other places like Phil 3:8), Paul strongly condemns his own, personal religious tutelage, which was exemplary (Acts 22:3), in his efforts to preach the gospel to them. In ...
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What did Paul mean when he said 'I Have Done Nothing against the Customs of our Fathers?" Acts 28:17

The Book of Acts relates that when Paul was brought to Rome: After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brethren, though I had ...
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1 Corinthians 5:4 - In what sense is Paul's spirit present in Corinth?

For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my ...
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What is known about equites that might have supported Paul in his mission to Spain as described in Romans 15:22-29? [closed]

In The Clementine Gospel Tradition by Dennis Barton, the following comments are made: Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215) was a pupil of Pantoris, the first great Christian teacher at Alexandria in ...
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Does Acts 13:22 misquote 1 Samuel 13:14 regarding David as "a man after God's own heart?"

In Acts 13:22 Paul speaks at Antioch in Pisidia and declares: When he [God] had removed him [Saul], he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to ...
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"Knowledge of God" in Romans 1:28

In Romans chapter 1, Paul provided an argument that everyone should be able to comprehend the existence of God from the creation. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his ...
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Is Paul talking about salvation in Galatians 5:21?

Galatians 5:21 …envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ...
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What point is Paul making in Galatians 5:15?

Galatians 5:15 NASB But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. What what point is Paul making here?
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Did Paul consider himself a Prophet? (1 Cor. 11:23) What was his general attitude toward Christian prophecy?

We know there were Christian prophets in the decades after the Resurrection, but did Paul consider himself to be one of them? What do we know about his understanding of Christian prophecy? In 1 Cor. ...
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Was Paul really still a Pharisee? Acts 23:6

This is not meant as a "yes or no" question. Rather I hope to learn what biblical texts/interpretations give us an insight into how Paul thought of himself in relation to pharisaic Judaism, ...
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How did Paul become like the Galatians in Galatian 4:12?

Galatians 4:12 NASB I beg of you, brethren, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. In what way did Paul become as the Galatians?
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Is Paul speaking to two different audiences in Galatians 4?

Is Paul speaking to two different audiences in Galatians 4:5 and 4:8? Is one group those who were “under the Law” (Jews) and another those who “did not know God” (Gentiles)? If so, is the rest of the ...
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Galatians 4:14. Paul says that Jesus is Angel of the Lord? [closed]

Galatians 4:14 though my condition put you to the test, you did not scorn or despise me, but welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. According to Bart Ehrman: I had always simply read the ...
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What does Paul mean by “appeared” in 1 Corinthians 15?

In 1 Corinthians 15, we see the famous early Christian creed: “and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at ...
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Acts 21 vs. Galatians and Corinthians. Did Paul live according to the Jewish Law? [duplicate]

Acts 21 seems to show Paul participating in a Temple ritual to demonstrate that he himself lived "in obedience to the law" and that there was no truth in reports that he told Jewish ...
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Did Paul call Timothy "my own son in the faith" or "a true child in the faith"?

In the KJV, 1 Timothy 1:2 says: Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith... In the English translation in The Interlinear Bible (called "King James II Version") (TIB), however, it says: to ...
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Is Phillippians a compilation of letters?

While reading the Epistle to the Philipians in Wikipedia found the following remark Starting in the 1960s, a general consensus has emerged among biblical scholars that Philippians was not written as ...
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Where was Paul when he wrote to the Philippians?

Different sources point to different locations, namely Caesarea Ephesus Rome Where was Paul when he wrote to the Philippians? If we cannot say where he was, what can we say about the location?
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1 Cor 15:24-28 Are translators translating the subjunctive? If not are we missing anything by leaving it untranslated?

So 1 Cor 15:24-28 has a surprising amount of verbs in the subjunctive, whose mood seems to be largely untranslated as indicated by the bold in the quote below. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 24 Then comes ...
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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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Was "δεισιδαιμονεστέρους" truly used in a positive sense in Greek writing, and if so, where? [As found in Acts 17:22]

In Acts 17:22, there is the question of whether we should understand the word "δεισιδαιμονεστέρους" as "very superstitious" or as "very religious". Then Paul stood in ...
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Is Paul making the "watchmaker argument" in Romans 1:18-25?

Romans 1:18-25 (ESV) 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known ...
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Where does this quote in Romans 2:24 come from?

KJV Romans 2 : 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. Where does this quote come from?
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Paul's illness in Galatians 4:14

What kind of illness did Paul have? Why did Paul say his illness was a trial to the Galatians? Galatians 4:14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or ...
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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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Please identify the grammatical subject(s) of Acts 20:11

Acts 20:7-11 reads (NKJV, emphasis added): Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his ...
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In Acts 9:28, what is the meaning of "coming in and going out" (NKJV)?

In Acts 9:26-28, we read (NKJV, emphasis mine): And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple. But ...
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Why does Paul say they were baptized in the sea and not in the river in 1 Corinthians 10:2?

KJV 1 Corinthians 10 : 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; The children of Israel crossed two water points a sea and a river on their way to Canaan.There were more or ...
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How does the NLT translates Galatians 3:20?

Galatians 3:20 NLT Now a mediator is needed if two people enter into an agreement, but God acted on his own when he made his promise to Abraham. KJV Galatians 3 : 20 Now a mediator is not a ...
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Why are the days evil?

In Ephesians 5:16 NLT Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Why are the days evil?
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How to understand Paul's situation in 2 Corinthians 2:12-13?

2 Corinthians 2:12-13 NASB Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord, I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my ...
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Is Paul speaking of the same group in Philippians 1 and 3?

Yesterday I've asked a question in regards to the identity of "the dogs" in Philippians 3 - Who are "those dogs"? This current question now aims to understand the relationship ...
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Who are "those dogs"?

I was going through some interesting questions in the community regarding Philippians 3, namely Was 'σκύβαλον' (skubalon) profanity? What is the meaning of "katatomē" in ...
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Is Paul considering suicide? [closed]

In Philippians 1:19‭-‬26 NLT, we read For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance. For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ...
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When Paul said "for all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God" (Romans 8:14), did he have something like Acts 16:6-10 in mind?

12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the ...
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Did Paul preach in Titius Justus' house? (Acts 18:7-8)

Did Paul preach in Titius Justus' house? Acts 18:5-8 (ESV) 5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. 6 And ...
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