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That's a loaded question because the label "Jesus" is a loaded label. The answer depends on your meaning of the term Jesus when you ask the question. John 1: For precision, let's label this entity Word-Jesus. Now, by definition, Word-Jesus is eternal because Word-Jesus was God. Paul put it...

New International Version, Ephesians 5: English Standard Version: In English, the word "greedy" and "covetous" carry different nuances, Merriam-Webster: In Greek, G4123 carries both of these nuances, Thayer's Greek Lexicon: one eager to have more, especially what belongs to others...

English Standard Version, 2 Samuel 13: In LXX, H160 was translated as G26 αγάπην and H157 as G25 ηγάπησεν. Elsewhere in Genesis 25: In LXX, the two Hebrew words were translated to G25 agape. G25 occurs 217 times in LXX. Wiki: See also Jesus and Paul's usages of agape-love

Berean Literal Bible, Luke 12: will be ἔσονται (esontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. divided, διαμεμερισμένοι (diamemerismenoi) Verb -...

Psalm 82: The word "elohim" could refer to spirits or humans. Jesus quoted the above in John 10: If human judges could be called elohim/gods, what about the one and only Son of God? In English, the word "god" refers to divine beings. It does not carry the wide range of meanings of elohim...

Romans 8: Paul was being quite specific. He was talking about true believers. Is God’s promise to work all things out for the good of those who love Him individually or merely collectively/in general? The promise is true for every single true believer. And if it’s a promise to individual...

Matthew 11: Matthew 5: Jesus spoke to his disciples about special places of honor in Mark 10: 1 Corinthians 6: Matthew 19: This hierarchy may not form a total or linear order but probably a partial order.

During the Second Temple period (535 b.c. to 70 a.d.), Michael Marlowe: Wiki: Centuries later, Wiki: The Masoretes were guessing when they added vowel marks to the tetragrammaton. More centuries later, King James Bible translated it as "Jehovah". Today, Wiki: I would follow the ancient...

The titles "Son of God" and "Son of Man" refer to Jesus. The meanings of these titles overlap. These titles are not interchangeable. The phrase "sons of God" appears 6 times in the OT. It could refer to humans or angels. In the OT, the phrase "son of God" occurs exactly once in Dan 3: The Son...

Leviticus 7: What did "cut off from his people" mean? Leviticus 17 offered some insight: Would this simply mean they were cast out of the camp and never welcomed back? Wiki: Rabbinic interpretation: What did "cut off from his people" mean? He would no longer be a citizen of God's kingdom...

1 Corinthians 14: edifies οἰκοδομεῖ (oikodomei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. HELPS Word-studies Later verses provide further insights: Praying in a tongue is fine but...

In the beginning, in the Garden of Eden, there was no sin and no sickness. After the fall, sickness and death happened. Micah 6 affirmed this positive correlation: Jesus spoke to some scribes in Mark 2: Jesus healed the paralytic by forgiving his sins. On the other hand, Jesus stated a...

New International Version, Genesis 4:15: H266 occurs 79 times. Most frequently, it is translated as "sign", NASB: It is the same Hebrew word in Genesis 9: Gill: The above are various possible physical interpretations of the mark. i.e., God gave a promise to Cain In any case, God was...

Nathan told David (New Living Translation) 2 Samuel 12: Then David repented and received forgiveness from God. Whether or not you have been forgiven, you may still be punished. Whether or not you have repented, you may still be punished. This world is a testing ground for everyone. Hebrews 12:

Colossians 1: Is the Son created by God? I don't think so. The verse does not use the word "created". The Son is not a creature. On the contrary: in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, '...

Genesis 18: favor חֵן֙ (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2580: Graciousness What is a favor? It is divine grace that God bestows on certain humble persons. Proverbs 3: Genesis 6: Similarly, In the Greek language, we see in 2 Corinthians 1: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Both the...

Saul fought against the Philistines in 1 Samuel 31: According to this account, Saul killed himself. There was a witness: the armor-bearer. The narrator agreed with this account. There is another account in 2 Samuel 1: According to the above, a young Amalekite killed Saul. The narrator...

ESV Isaiah 57: Ephesians 2: Ellicott made this connection: Jesus was born to give the Jews and Gentiles peace, Luke 2:

Genesis 1: Then God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Let Us make...

Meaning of repent: This is followed by turning to God for help. In biblical parlance, the word repent is associated with sins. 2 Corinthians 12: There are two kinds of repentance depending on the timing of it. First, there is the initial repentance of turning to God. Instead of worshipping...