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What is the meaning of 2 Peter 3:8 (1000 years as 1 day)?
In 2 Peter 3:8 (King James Version) is written:
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
What is the meaning of 1,000 years as one day and one day as 1,000…
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Does the narrator share Naomi's viewpoint in Ruth 1:20-21?
When Naomi returns to her hometown at the beginning of Ruth, she addresses the women:
"Don’t call me Naomi," she told them. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.…
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Have any of the books mentioned in but not included in the Old Testament been preserved?
At various places in the Old Testament, the authors refer to books not included in the Bible. A few examples:
And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are…
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What evidence supports Matthew as Paul's source?
There is a noteworthy scholarly position that Matthew was the first Gospel written. As such, it may have even been the first New Testament book written. If this is correct, it is likely that Matthew was of unparallelled importance in the early…
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Why didn't the Septuagint translate 'ahabah to eros?
Song of Songs 2:7 in English (NPJS) reads:
I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,
By gazelles or by hinds of the field:
Do not wake or rouse
Love until it please!
As the NET Bible points out, "Love" in this passage almost certainly was meant…
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How should the first line of Judges 5:2 be translated?
So at some point, I'm hoping to be able to answer this question. In the meantime, though, I keep running into more questions, this one concering the first line of the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:2).
It seems there is some difficulty with the…
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Which of Paul's letters does Peter refer to in 2 Peter 3:15?
Which letter or letters of Paul is Peter referring to when he says "just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you" in verse 15 of 2 Peter 3?
15And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you…
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Was John the Baptist confused or mistaken about the nature of Jesus' ministry?
John preached a message of imminent judgment:
Luke 3:7-9
John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to…
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What is the meaning of "Place your bread on the grave of the righteous" in Tobit 4:17 NRSV?
Is this an idiom, a mistranslation, a reference to a cultural practice, or something else entirely?
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Why did the Jews refuse to kill Christ in John 18:31?
John 18:31 ESV:
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
In the above text the Jews refused to execute Christ yet were willing to stone…
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Psalm 110:7 what does "he shall drink of the brook in the way" mean?
Psalm 110:7 "He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head."
It seems almost out of place considering the Psalm seems to be talking about God. So what does it mean? Metaphor? for what?
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Prunes or Cleanses in John 15:1-4 ESV?
Most translations of John 15:1-4 read something like this:
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in
me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does
bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more…
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Does 2 Timothy 2:13 mean that a once saved person cannot lose his salvation?
Does 2 Timothy 2:13 (if we are faithless, he remains faithful) mean that we cannot throw away our salvation?
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. [2 Timothy 2:13]
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Why did the cosmos (1 John 2:2) require propitiation?
... he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world, [Young's Literal, 1862, 1 John 2:2]
ου .. περι.. των.. ημετερων.. δε μονον.. αλλα και περι ολου του κοσμου [TR undisputed, Stephens, Beza, Elzevir and…
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Who is being judged in Romans 3:4?
Romans 3:4b, Paul quoting the psalm (SBLGNT):
Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσεις ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.
The Hebrew (51:4) is always translated with God as the subject - "thy judgement" or "when thou judgest", so I'm guessing that's…
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