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In Matthew 26:26-29 why do the disciples not protest Jesus insisting that they drink blood?
I have always been puzzled by the disciples' lack of response to Jesus' request that they drink wine as his blood (Mt. 26:26-29 // Mk. 14:22-25 // Lk. 22:14-23). Everyone in the room was Jewish, and Judaism specifically forbids the consumption of…
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Is Paul's visit to Jerusalem detailed in Galatians 2 the Jerusalem Council?
Paul details a meeting with Peter, James and John in Galatians 2:1-10 (ESV):
Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately…
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In Matthew 11:12 what does it mean for the kingdom of heaven to "suffer violence"?
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12, NKJV)
What does this verse mean?
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Did Ruth uncover Boaz' feet, or something else?
Naomi advises Ruth as follows, in Ruth 3:
One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight…
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Omission of 'fasting' in Mark 9:29
I would like to know why some versions feel it apt to omit the word "fasting" from Mark 9:29. Is this because it was not concurrent with the correct translation/ meaning of this verse?
For example. Mark 9:29 GNT
Only prayer can drive this kind…
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Was Balaam a true follower of Yahweh?
The idea that Balaam may have been a true follower (or even prophet) of Yahweh seems troubling on a number of fronts:
How could there be a pre-Mosaic Yahweh-worshipper living near the Euphrates (Num 22:5)? Where did he come from? How did he learn…
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"Black but beautiful" or "Black and beautiful" in Song of Songs?
Song of Songs (or "Song of Solomon") 1:5 begins as follows in the Hebrew:
... שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה אֲנִי֙ וְֽנָאוָ֔ה בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
šĕḥôrâ ʾănî wĕnāʾwâ bĕnôt yĕrûšālāyim ...
And is often translated something like this example from the NASB:
I am…
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How can John 3:13-14 be reconciled with what happened to Enoch, Elijah and Jesus?
While at least two people didn't die, Jesus spoke of only the Son of man ascending into heaven. Jesus next said the Son of man would need to be lifted up.
John 3:13-14 (KJV)
(Jesus said) “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came…
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What word best captures the spirit of לִּילִית in Isaiah 34:14?
Isaiah 34:14 in the Masoretic Text is the following:
גְשׁוּ צִיִּים אֶת-אִיִּים, וְשָׂעִיר עַל-רֵעֵהוּ יִקְרָא; אַךְ-שָׁם הִרְגִּיעָה לִּילִית, וּמָצְאָה לָהּ מָנוֹח
Here, לִּילִית is supposedly the only known mention of "lilith" in the Bible, but…
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What does "justify" (δικαιόω) mean in James 2:24, Romans 3:28?
James 2:24 says:
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Romans 3:28 says:
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
What are the possible senses of δικαιόω (justify), and which…
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What does Paul mean by "unworthy manner" in 1 Corinthians 11:27-32?
In 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 (NKJV) :
27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and…
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How does a Bible translator know if it is a poem?
Let's take 1 Tim 3:16 as an example among many others, where Paul wrote or quoted (ESV):
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among…
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To what does the time clause connect in Revelation 13:8?
I noticed that there are several ways that English translations render Revelation 13:8. There is a potentially significant difference in how the clauses connect, but most translations are a little bit ambiguous on the issue. I would like to…
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Why didn't Joseph try to contact his father from Egypt?
Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by
him; and he cried, "Cause every man to go out from me!" And there
stood no man with him while Joseph made himself known unto his
brethren. And he wept aloud, and the…
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Is the Kingdom of God "within" you or "among" you?
Luke 17:21 (KJV) says, in relevant part, "the kingdom of God is within you." More recent translations give this much differently, for instance, as "the kingdom of God is among you" (NRSV) or "the kingdom of God is in your midst" (NIV).
I have even…
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