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Did Mark intend to end his gospel at 16:8?
Mark's gospel may or may not end at 16:8. The earliest manuscripts do not contain 16:9-20.
As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe
sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. ”Don’t be alarmed,”
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What does 'Salt of the Earth' mean?
"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost
its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and
trampled underfoot as worthless."
- Matthew 5:13 (NLT)
"ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας…
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Why does the Septuagint contain non-Tanakh books?
The deuterocanonical books, treated as part of the Bible by the Orthodox and Catholic churches, are accepted because they appear in the Septuagint. However, they are excluded from the Jewish Bible, the Tanakh (and are therefore also excluded by most…
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What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
Mark 3:20-30 contains a familiar passage with a long debated phrase:
3:20 Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat. 21 When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his…
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Does Peter suggest Jesus "descended into hell"?
1 Peter 3:18-22 (ESV):
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,…
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Is Luke's "Theophilus" An Actual Person or an Allegorical Person?
I've always wondered if there's any persuasive evidence either way for Theophilus whom Luke addresses in Luke 1:3 and Acts 1:1 being an actual person or an allegorical personification? I mean my command of Greek isn't great but doesn't Theophilus…
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Which 'modern' English translation of the Bible is considered the 'closest' or most accurate translation?
Which 'modern' (anything inclusive of King James Version to date) English translation of the Bible is considered the 'closest' or most accurate translation from the original Hebrew & Greek texts?
By accurate or closest, I'm referring to which one(s)…
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What does Matthew 9:5 mean that it is "easier" to say "Your sins are forgiven"?
Matthew 9:5 NIV
5 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
Was Christ contrasting the two or he was referring to something else?
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Quotations in 1 Corinthians 6:13
I've noticed that in the 2011 NIV more of 1 Corinthians 6:13 is considered part of a quotation than in the 1984 version.
Obviously Greek did not use quotation marks—so what hints are there for determining which parts of the text were quotations of…
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Why does Nehemiah say it was still the twentieth year in Nehemiah 2?
After hearing an adverse report about the survivors in Jerusalem,Nehemiah begins to pray & fast for Jerusalem.It is said it was in the twentieth year in the month of Chislev.
1st encounter with Nehemiah in Chislev
Nehemiah 1:1 NKJV
1 The words of…
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Is Paul suggesting that Philemon release Onesimus from slavery?
The key passage in Philemon 1:15-16 (ESV):
For this perhaps is why [Onesimus] was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but…
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Was Abiathar the son of Ahimelech or was Ahimelech the son of Abiathar?
According to the following three verses, Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech:
1 Samuel 22:20.
1 Samuel 23:6.
1 Samuel 30:7.
But a couple other passages down the road claim that in fact Ahimelech was the son of Abiathar:
2 Samuel 8:17.
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Why does Jehoash cry "The chariots and horsemen of Israel"?
When Elisha is about to die, Jehoash the king goes to visit Elisha and cries before him:
Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. "My father! My father!" he cried.…
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What does John 1:3 mean by "through" logos everything is made?
Do any parts of the Bible definitively claim that everything is made by Jesus?
I have read already that some people say that Colossians 1:16 does not mean Jesus was the agent of creation, but of his own dominion.
For in him all things were created:…
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What significance does the word order of people, tribes, nations, and languages play in Revelation?
Seven times in Revelation, John describes people in a fourfold manner:
5:9c For you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation
7:9a After this I looked, and behold, a great…
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