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NIV Matthew 3: Actually the word "where" is not in the original Greek. English Standard Version: ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ βάπτισμα New American Standard Bible: It seems that the Pharisees and Sadducees visited John, desiring to be baptized by him. Pulpit Commentary Ellicott explained: The Pharisees and...

ESV doesn't think so, Romans 16: But NIV seems to think they are: The Greek is ambiguous. Berean Literal Bible: Ellicott commented: Was Junia a woman? Matthew Poole's Commentary:

Genesis 1: Ecclesiastes 3: From humans' perspective, God created humans to enjoy the world. From God's perspective, Colossians 1: Isaiah 43: Psalm 100: Ephesians 2: To do good works is to have faith in God. God created humans to be his faithful people to do good works for his glory and...

Acts 1: Matthew 27: While arranging to betray Jesus with the priests, Judas might have expressed interest to them in what he intended to do with the reward money. So, the priests used his money to buy the field according to Judas' wish. This would explain the coincidence that the price of 30...

Let proposition P1 = God does not want any woman to be a pastor today. P2 = God allows some women to be pastors today. Between 0 and 10, how much weight do you put on each of the above propositions? The stronger your belief in a proposition, the higher the weight. Are you willing to bet based...

ESV Genesis 1: What does it mean? Let's continue with the rest of the verse: Like God, man has authority. We have authority over the earth and everything on it. Psalm 8 echoes the same idea: That's meaning #1. 2. Exodus 20: We are made in the image of God. We do not worship other humans...

According to paleontologists, dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago (at the end of the Cretaceous Period), after living on Earth for about 165 million years. As a technical term, dinosaur is not written in the Bible. Nevertheless, God could have created the earth with embedded...

Yes, according to John the Baptizer, Luke 3: John didn't tell them to quit their jobs. God uses his army, Matthew 22: Some centurions in the NT became Christians and I don't think they quit their day jobs. If it bothers your conscience to be a soldier, you may want to quit.

It depends on the individual. Titus 2: 1 Peter 5: Strong's Greek: 3525. νήφω (néphó) — 6 Occurrences HELPS Word-studies: 1 Thessalonians 5: When one is no longer sober-minded and has lost control, then he is drunk. How do we judge that? The line is not really that clear-cut. There are...

CERN: NASA: Job 38: Genesis 1: Was this the invisible dark earth, the foundation of the earth? Did angels exist at this point? Were these dark waters made of dark matter and dark photons? Could angels be composed of dark matter and dark energy before physical space-time existed? Angels in...

I don't, and I didn't let my kids say that when living under my roof. Having said that, when other people say it, Christians or not, they don't bother me. The phrase by itself does not violate the commandment: You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. It is not what you say but...

Within 4 centuries, the early church arrived at a consensus: Today, however, different denominations accept different sets of books in the general NT canon. howstuffworks: Personally, I do not dismiss any book but I put my highest weight on the 66 books and less weight on other books. Wiki...

What does "gates" mean? NIV Matthew 16: I.e., The church will overcome the gates of Hades. The gates represent the entrance and exit points of the stronghold of Hades. Hades is compared to a city. The gates are the positions reinforced by powerful defenses. The church represents the Kingdom...

New World Translation, Matthew 27: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: an upright stake, especially a pointed one (Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon). a cross. The Greek is ambiguous, New International Version: Was Jesus nailed on an I-shaped stake or a T-shaped cross? There are clues that point...

Yes, Douay-Rheims Bible, Gen 9: The word for "soul" is H5315, נָ֫פֶשׁ, nephesh. It appears 754 times. NASB translated it as soul (238), life (146), person (68). Brown-Driver-Briggs: Aramaic Bible in Plain English, Prov 12: Do animals possess nephesh-souls? Yes. See also Do pets go to heaven?.

Salt was and is a preservative. Mark 9: Everyone will be preserved after having successfully gone through fiery trials.. Let's see the parallelism: Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other Salt is the preservative of peace among salted Christians...

Disclaimer: I am not against people using the term Mother of God. I neither believe nor disbelieve that Mary is the Mother of God. The term/string "Mother of God" is not written in the Bible. Further, Matthew 12: When it comes to doctrines, I'd rather stick to the wording of the Bible. See...

After Jacob wrestled with God in Genesis 32: This was a theophany of God, a physical manifestation of God. Jesus declared in John 1: The uncreated Son of God has seen the uncreated God. 1 Timothy 6: No one can see the incorporeal essence of God. God is not a created being but we are. We do...

By "church" I mean a local assembly. You don't have to attend church to be saved but you should attend some Christian meetings regularly to have fellowship, Hebrews 10: Find a group/church/fellowship that you like. Get involved with some church programs. Make friends. For example, once in a...

The Greek words logos and rhema are often translated as word. Their meanings overlap. Luke 5: Strong's Greek: 3056. λόγος (logos) — 331 Occurrences Matthew 4: Romans 10: Strong's Greek: 4487. ῥῆμα (rhéma) — 70 Occurrences BDAG, ῥῆμα ① that which is said, word, saying, expression, or...