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"My son" in Hosea 11:1 quoted in Matt. 2:14-15
Matthew 2:14-15 (NASB) reads:
14So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. 15He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:…
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Who are "the least of these my brothers" in Matthew 25?
In Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus teaches that when the Son of Man comes in his glory, he will separate sheep and goats along certain lines, saying: "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." (ESV v40)…
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Does the Greek of John 20:28 address two persons or one?
I don't know Greek and even less about rules of Greek grammar. Can somebody please help me by reviewing a statement written by a popular Unitarian?
Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!* - John, 20:28, NASB
Statement:
Thomas'…
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Translation of Romans 5:12
There is already a question about a possible contradiction between Romans 5:12 and 5:15, but this question focuses exclusively on the translation of 5:12 (which may inadvertently also answer the other question).
Compare these…
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Are Simon the Pharisee (in Luke) and Simon the leper (in other Gospels) the same person?
Quoting from the ESV:
Luke 7:37-38 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment....and kissed his feet and anointed them with the…
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The religious identity of those who translated Psalms 24:1 into the LXX
Some time ago, while writing a research paper, I was reading the LXX of Psa. 24:1.
The Hebrew text states,
א לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר ליהוה הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ
which may be translated into English as,
1 David’s psalm. The earth and…
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Why did Abel keep flocks if man wasn't supposed to eat flesh til after the Flood?
Per Genesis 9:3, man is given the animals as food after the flood. A reasonable implication of that statement is that prior to this, man was supposed to be vegetarian.
That said, Genesis 4:2 clearly states that Abel kept flocks, and of course God…
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How should we understand "he cannot sin" in 1 John 3:9?
1 John 3:9 (NASB):
No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
I am particularly intrigued by the 2nd half of the verse where (NAS) it says “and he cannot sin…” In…
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What does "Under the Sun" mean in Ecclesiastes?
I noticed that the Teacher uses the phrase "under the sun" more than 20 times in Ecclesiastes. I have always understood this to simply mean "on earth" as The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (s.v. tahat) says:
The phrase "under the sun"…
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What kind of desire was given to Eve?
Genesis 3:16
NIV - To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in childbearing
very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your
desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
GWT - He said to the woman, "I…
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Can we harmonize the two meetings of David and Saul?
My daily reading reached the moment when Samuel anointed David, which is followed immediately by the first meeting of Saul and David:
Now the spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord began to terrify him. Saul’s…
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What made Er evil in the sight of the Lord?
In response to this question asked by JonEricson.
Genesis 38:6-11 (NJPS):
Judah got a wife for Er his first-born; her name was Tamar. But Er, Judah’s first-born, was displeasing to the Lord, and the Lord took his life.
This is a strange and…
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Is it a contradiction that Paul's companions both "heard a voice" (Acts 9:7) and "did not hear the voice" (Acts 22:9)?
These two chapters of Acts tell the story of Paul's meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus but appear to be inconsistent:
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. (Acts 9:7, KJV)
And they that…
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Does the idea of being "born again" have a root earlier than John/Peter (or Jesus)?
In John 3:3, Jesus famously tells Nicodemus that to see the kingdom of God, one must be born again. Likewise, 1 Peter 1:3 and 1:23 both use this idea of a new or second birth.
1 Peter 1:3[...] In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a…
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Did all the Israelite women and the male Levites 20+ years old die in the wilderness or not?
The Judgment of Wilderness Death
NOTE: All English translations are NKJV
When "all the congregation" refused to enter Canaan, with "all the children of Israel ... the whole congregation" complaining against Moses and Aaron (Num 14:1-4), except…
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