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Does Jesus Judge or Not?
The answer to the question does not lie in the statement but in the time/period. The first time Jesus was sent into the world His duty was to spread the Word of God to all men and not to judge anyone:
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Is John 6:4 authentic?
According to UBS4, UBS5, NA04, NA27, NA28, Majority text, Byzantine text, Orthodox text, W&H, SBL, F35 (Pickering), Souter, TR, Jerome's Vulgate, Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, THGNT, NIVGNT, (yes, I ...
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Why John 1:1 in (DRB)(Douay-Rheims Bible) is not literal translation from the Latin Vulgate?
Neither "And a god was the Word" nor: "And God was the Word" are correct translations for θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
To understand the implications of the last clause, you need to understand ...
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How is it possible for Jesus to be quoted in the NT during moments of solitude (Gethsemane) or away from the disciples (Nicodemus, Pilate etc.)?
There are two common answers to this question:
A. Inspiration
All scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Tim. 3:16)
On this view the authors learned of these details by revelation from God, ...
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John 8:57 and the age of Jesus, before his crucifixion
The Phrasing is Not a Direct Comment on Jesus being over 40 Years Old
Irenaeus is in error with his logic here, partly because he is missing the context and particular significance of the statement.
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If Jesus is the "true" vine (anti-type), who or what is the "untrue" vine (type)?
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10The hills were ...
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“Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” - why did the Jews want to throw stones at Jesus for saying this?
A Blasphemy Which Requires Stoning
There are three points in the Fourth Gospel at which the Jews respond to something Jesus said by wanting to kill Him. The first is in Chapter 5; the second in ...
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In Revelation 22:9, the angel claims to be 'of John's brethren the prophets.' How is this possible?
και λεγει μοι ορα μη συνδουλος σου γαρ ειμι και των αδελφων σου των προφητων και των τηρουντων τους λογους του βιβλιου τουτου τω θεω προσκυνησον [TR] Revelation 22:9.
The Englishman's Greek New ...
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If Jesus is God, how can we make sense of Him calling the Father "my God" in John 20:17?
This is a question on which it is difficult to be objective; I will attempt to offer an objective take (my own two cents in the conclusion only). I’ll probably fall somewhat short of any single ...
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If Mary had other sons besides Jesus, why did Jesus assign Apostle John to take care of his mother?
Nobody claims that the apostle John was a son of Mary, though (in Protestant circles) James is identified as one of four half-brothers of Jesus. In his home town, his teaching amazed the locals who ...
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Was Satan evil in Job 1:7?
Your question had me as perplexed as Habakkuk! Not knowing the answer I found an article on the subject, the essence of which goes something like this:
When Habakkuk says that God’s “eyes are too ...
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Is there any textual evidence in the Gospels that Jesus thought we should pray to Jesus?
There are numerous cases in the NT of People praying directly to Jesus. Here is a sample:
John 4:10 - Jesus answered and said to her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is saying to ...
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Does John the Baptist's witness imply the pre-incarnate existence of Jesus?
The central matter here in John 1:15 is the meaning ascribed to the adjective πρῶτος (protos) which can mean:
of time - first in time, earliest or earlier, eg, Phil 1:5, Acts 20:18
first in a ...
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How accurate is the New World Translation bible?
The NWT is contentious, not only for some of its "unique" translations, but also because it is one of the very few denominationally specific versions - used only by the JWs. However, let us ...
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What does John mean by "The Word was θεός" at John 1:1?
Just focusing on your question, "What does John mean by 'The Word was God?'” John is making the most categorical and concise statement found anywhere in scripture regarding the deity of Jesus - ...
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What is the significance that Jesus' bones are not broken on the cross?
Jesus was delivered to be crucified during Passover (Matthew 26:2, Mark 14:1, Luke 22:7, and John 19:13-15).
John the Baptist called Jesus "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world....
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Is John 6:4 authentic?
NA28: ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων
UBS5: ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων
P66: ην δε εγʼγυς το πασχα η εορτη τω̅ ̅ϊουδαιων
Codex Sinaticus:
ην δε
εγγυς το πασχα ·
η εορτη των ...
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John 17:19, what is the meaning of "I sanctify myself"?
In John 17:19, the Greek word (correctly) translated "sanctify" is ἁγιάζω (hagiazó). BDAG defines this word as primarily to, "set aside something, or make it suitable for ritual purpose, consecrate, ...
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Why did the disciples have so much trouble recognizing Jesus after his resurrection?
In the first case, Mary was exceedingly upset. 'They have taken away my Lord and I know not where they have laid him.' Grief overcame her. And frustration, that she could neither find Jesus nor lay ...
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John 1:31 Why did John not know his cousin?
Practical
Elizabeth and Zecharia were of the priestly Levitical tribe. They lived in the hill country of Judah, probably at Hebron.
Joseph and Mary were of the children of Israel in the tribe of ...
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How can Jesus say that Jews are the children of the devil (John 8:44) and provide salvation (John 4:22)?
"Salvation is from the Jews" doesn't mean that Jews give salvation to everyone. The word "from" (εκ) here is used in the sense that salvation arises from among Jews, and not the Samaritans, of which ...
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Does Jesus Judge or Not?
Suppose a lorry carries a load up a hill; we can say the lorry is responsible for taking the the load up the hill. But then we can say, no, actually the lorry was not responsible, it was the the ...
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“Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” - why did the Jews want to throw stones at Jesus for saying this?
The claim of Divinity
The people sought to stone Jesus for blasphemy - the statement that put them over the edge, and would serve as their justification for trying to stone him again later (see John ...
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Is it grammar or theology that causes translators to typically translate John 10:33 as "declare Yourself to be God" as opposed to "a god"?
This is definitely a grammatical problem and is subtle. The matter at hand in John 10:33 is what Daniel B Wallace in "Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics" (GGBB) calls "Qualitative ...
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How can Isaiah 42:8 possibly be true, if John 13:31-32 is true?
This question is really only an apparent contradiction if one begins with the assumption that Jesus is not and never was YHWH of the OT. If this is a contradiction, then there are many more of them - ...
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Does Calling the Son "Theos" prove his Prexistence and his Deity?
As Nigel's excellent comment points out, some of the Greek text used for our translations today has been tampered with. The word "son" was exchanged for "God" in the Greek, and ...
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Does John 14:6 and John 6:44 seem paradoxical ? Who do we seek first: the Father or Son?
We seek Jesus first according to John 14:6. John 6:44 does not say we seek the Father and then come to Jesus. It says the Father draws us to Jesus. So, yes, the first thing we do is to seek Jesus but ...
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