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Douay-Rheims Bible, Acts 4: unschooled, ἀγράμματοί (agrammatoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 62: Unlettered, i.e. Illiterate. The Greek word G62 is ambiguous and can be translated differently, New International Version: Zondervan: An amanuensis is a literary or artistic...

Luke 9: I interpret this as the one who is not against Jesus is for Jesus. Let proposition A = a person is against Jesus. F = a person is for Jesus. In terms of first-order logic: Luke 9:50b says ¬A → F = L9b. If a person is not against Jesus, then he is for Jesus. Formally, ¬A → F ⇒ ¬F → A...

Do you have to learn Greek and Hebrew to understand the bible fully? No one can fully understand the Bible. If you study the Koine Greek and ancient Hebrew languages, it will help you understand some verses better. It is not a requirement to know God who dwells in you. Should you study Koine...

Matthew was the only one who used the term kingdom of heaven, Matthew 13: Parallel account in Mark 4: Another parallel account in Luke 8: Both terms mean the same thing. See What is the kingdom of God?. Even in English today, some people say "good Heavens"; some say "good God"; Macmillan...

There was this confrontation between some Jews and Jesus in John 10: To me, that's a reasonably valid point of contention from the Jews. What was Jesus doing here saying that "you are gods"? He couldn't be serious, could he? Picking up on the word "god", Jesus cited Psalm 82:6 "You are gods...

Jeremiah 7: It never occurred in God's mind that people should sacrifice their sons or daughters. But then, God said to Abraham in Genesis 22: God said that to test Abraham, and the incident provided a type for Jesus' sacrifice many centuries later. After Abraham passed the test, God...

Berean Standard Bible, Genesis 2: Adam had God and animals/pets with him, but he was alone. Eve is a suitable helper for Adam. In what ways? The Bible does not talk much about that. Instead, right in the next chapter, Eve falls for the Serpant's lie and takes Adam with her. a suitable...

John 2: Strong's Greek: 1249. διάκονος (diakonos) — 29 Occurrences The English word "deacon" came from G1249. BDAG διάκονος: A G1249-servant worked for a boss for a specific service/task. There was a more common word G1401 δοῦλος (126 occurrences) that meant servant or slave NIV, 1 Tim 3...

2 Timothy 2: Being faith himself, Jesus cannot deny himself and becomes faithless, In this context, Jesus is identified with faith. Jesus is faith and faith is Jesus. They were faithless. They did not have faith/Jesus. Nevertheless, God is faithful to himself.

John 8: The Greek "believed" is G4100, πιστεύω, pisteuó. They believed in him. The preposition "in" suggests a strong belief. The passage continues: This time, without the preposition, suggests a more superficial kind of belief. The verb is pisteuó. The noun is pistis. The noun appears 243...

Definition: Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John to the mountain of transfiguration in Matthew 17: People who believe in the slain in the spirit use this incident and others to support their claim. The term slain in the spirit is not in the Bible. I would not argue about it...

Acts 2: Really, every nation under heaven? One can interpret this verse as hyperbole. It is also possible to interpret this verse literally: At that time, there were probably no God-fearing Jews living in the Americas. So, none of them showed up in Jerusalem. A more balanced approach is to...

Lack of faith was not helpful to Jesus in Matthew 13: Jesus healed a blind man at Bethsaida with a bit of delay in Mark 8: This healing required a sequence of actions from Jesus. Note that the word "faith" is absent from the above description. But then, Jesus healed two blind men at the same...

Mat 5: Jesus was speaking to the Jews and the Jewish teachers. Paul and Peter did not tell the followers of Judaism to relax the Law or the Prophets. They wanted them to convert to Christianity by believing in Jesus and his fulfilling the OT.

Matthew 5: Strong's Greek: 25. ἀγαπάω (agapaó) — 143 Occurrences Besides the above noble usage of G25-love, it had other usages. BDAG ἀγαπάω: ① to have a warm regard for and interest in another, cherish, have affection for, love ⓐ by human beings ⓑ of the affection of transcendent beings ② to...

Jesus spoke to Peter in Matthew 16: Jesus was being gracious in this metaphor of comparing Peter with the rock of the church. On the day of Pentecost, after the appearance of the tongues of fire, Acts 2: It was Peter who proclaimed the gospel in this first big Christian meeting. Later, the...

NIV Luke 1: NIV Genesis 1: Yes, there is a parallel. In Genesis, the Holy Spirit hovered over the waters. In Luke, the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary. In Genesis, the Holy Spirit impregnated the waters to produce the visible universe. In Luke, the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary to give birth...

Genesis 1: God אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hמm) Noun - masculine plural It is in plural form but created בָּרָ֣א (bā·rā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Elohim: The plural elohim followed by the singular verb bara refers to the one true God. There is plurality in unity within...

New King James Version, John 1: Some older manuscripts have different wording. Berean Standard Bible: God, Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. [but the] one and only Son...

God told Abraham in Gen 22: Abraham took some servants and Isaac and headed for Moriah. In Abraham's head, what did he mean by that? Here is one possibility: God will provide the lamb in place of Isaac. That's exactly what transpired next: At the last second: Abraham passed the test...