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How did the Thanksgiving offering work?
A thanksgiving offering is mentioned in Leviticus 7:11-15 (NJPS):
This is the ritual of the sacrifice of well-being that one may offer to the Lord:
If he offers it for thanksgiving, he shall offer to …
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How did Manoah know his visitor was the angel of the LORD?
Judges 13 strongly parallels Genesis 18. I my question about that passage was how Abraham was able to determine that the person he was talking to was God so quickly. This time, I have the opposite p …
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In John 17:8 (NIV 1984) does the Greek indicate that the disciples were "certain"?
John 17:8b:
They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.
I'm guessing that this is a translation issue, but I'm curious to hear expert opinion. Here Jesus i …
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Judgment like light(ning) in Hosea 6:5
ESV, NIV and NLT each have a rather distinctive translation of the last phrase of Hosea 6:5:
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment go …
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In 2 Kings 5:10 was Elisha's command to Naaman, a non-Israelite to be immersed because of ri...
In 2 Kings 5:10 we read:
[version info] וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו אֱלִישָׁע, מַלְאָךְ לֵאמֹר: הָלוֹךְ, וְרָחַצְתָּ שֶׁבַע-פְּעָמִים בַּיַּרְדֵּן, וְיָשֹׁב בְּשָׂרְךָ לְךָ וּטְהָר.
[version info] And Elisha …
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In John 2:11, why did the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ believe in him after he turned ...
In John 2:11, it is written,
11 Jesus did this beginning of the signs in Cana of Galilee, and he manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him.
ΙΑʹ Ταύτην ἐποίησεν τὴν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων ὁ Ἰ …
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In 1 Corinthians 12:11, who is it that “wills”?
The Greek text of 1 Cor. 12:11 according to the Textus Receptus states,
ΙΑʹ πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἐνεργεῖ τὸ ἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα διαιροῦν ἰδίᾳ ἑκάστῳ καθὼς βούλεται TR, 1550
which I translate into Englis …
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What does λῃστής [= lēstēs] mean in Mark 11:17?
Mark 11:17 reads (NET emphasis mine):
καὶ ἐδίδασκεν καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι ὁ οἶκος μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν; ὑμεῖς δὲ πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
Then he b …
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Does the "fear of death" in Hebrews 2:15 refer to the dread of physically dying, or to somet...
In the Christian New Testament, we find the following:
Hebrews 2:14-15 (NASB)
14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through …
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Does John 1:12 identify believers of the past only, or past and present tense believers?
Here are two versions to help aid the question:
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, John 1:12 ESV
But to all who have received him – …
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What is the best translation of πᾶς ἀνὴρ in 1 Cor 11:4?
I have been doing a detailed study of 1 Cor 11:4, and I need to know if the two Greek words πᾶς ἀνὴρ should have been translated as
Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550 - 1 Corinthians 11:4
πᾶς ἀνὴρ προσευ …
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To cover, to remain concealed, or against the covering?
1 Corinthians 11:6 seems to deal in some way with a head covering.
For if a wife will not cover her head... (ESV)
εἰ γὰρ οὐ κατακαλύπτεται γυνή... (SBL)
The word used for "cover" in this case is κατ …
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Who is the lord in Mark 11:3?
In Mark 11, Jesus tells his disciples to fetch a colt and explain to anyone who asks about it that the Lord (ὁ κύριος) needs it:
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the …
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In Luke 23:30, was the Lord Jesus Christ alluding to Hosea 10:8?
In Luke 23:30, it is written,
30 Then they shall begin to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”
Λʹ τότε ἄρξονται λέγειν τοῖς ὄρεσιν Πέσετε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς Καλύψα …
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Do Proverbs 6:16 and Proverbs 30:18 contain a figure of speech? [duplicate]
If you look at Proverbs 6:16 and Proverbs 30:18, they are written in a certain format:
"There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests"
"There are three things that are too amazing …