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Addressing someone as "epistates" (Ἐπιστάτα)
In the New Testament the Greek word used for 'Lord' is often 'kurios' or 'Kyrie', a transliteration of Greek Κύριε (Kyrie), vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios). I understand and believe the implications from the Septuagint is relating YHWH.
In Luke…
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What does "milk and honey" refer to?
Beginning in Exodus 3:8*, the land promised to the Israelites is often described as "flowing with milk and honey":
I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and…
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What did earrings have to do with idolatry in Gen 35:4?
As Jacob brings his family back to Canaan, God calls him to build an altar to Him (Gen 35:1), and then Jacob is moved to do the following, of which the part in bold is what this question concerns in Genesis 35:2-4 (NKJV):
2 Then Jacob said unto his…
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Why is Paul called a 'babbler' in Acts 17?
In Acts 17 we read:
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day…
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Might "son of Barachiah" be a scribal addition in Matthew 23:35?
The apparently confused identification of "Zechariah the son of Barachiah" in Matthew 23:35 is well known.*
Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues…
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Terminology of “goodness” in Romans 7
There are two different words translated "good" or "right" in Romans 7: ἀγαθός and καλός. I'm trying to determine whether there is any distinction intended.
I realize that the "basic" sense (or at least the common gloss) of καλός is beautiful, but…
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The significance of the designations of families who will mourn in Zechariah 12
As the prophet Zechariah proclaims the greatness of Jerusalem's mourning, he says:
12“All Israel will mourn, each clan by itself, and with the husbands separate from their wives. The clan of David will mourn alone, as will the clan of Nathan, 13the…
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What does Jesus mean when he says "blessed" in the Beatitudes of Matthew 5?
I ask this as blessed can mean many things. Eternal life, financial wealth, health, having kids, having a job, being happy, etc. Blessings seem to be very broad, so I'd like to see if anyone can narrow it down or define the word for better…
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What does it mean that Jesus emptied Himself in Philippians 2:7?
When we read in Philippians 2:4-7
4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the
interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours
in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not
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Is the translation "rib" for the Hebrew צֵלָע (*tsela*) in Genesis 2:22 justified?
Why is it that Biblical translators choose to translate the Hebrew word צֵלָע (tsela) as "rib" when referring to the formation of Eve from Adam in Genesis 2:22? Never is this word translated as rib in any other scriptures except here. Some scholars…
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Jude 7 - What Does "Strange Flesh" Mean?
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Is there any textual basis (in the Septuagint, or extant secular literature), to find that "strange flesh" refers to homosexuality?
Is "σαρκὸς ἑτέρας" ever idiomatic in Literary or Biblical Greek?
The Text:
Jude 6, NASB:
Jude 6-7, NASB:
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In Romans, is there a difference between "children of God" and "sons of God"?
Paul's letter to the Romans calls believers "children of God" and "sons of God." Is there a difference between the two? For instance, are the sons of God mature believers and children of God are all those who trust in Jesus? Here are some example…
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What does "belly" mean in Philippians 3:19?
Many translations of the Bible use the word "belly" in Philippians 3:19:
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. (ESV)
The context of the passage doesn't seem…
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Why do the apostles suggest that the blind man could have sinned before his birth in John 9:2?
In John 9, upon seeing the man born blind, his disciples ask Jesus,
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”(ESV)
Was it a widely held belief among first century Jews that a man could have sinned before his birth in…
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Who is the "us" in Genesis 11:7?
Who is the plural referring to in Genesis 11:7 if it's GOD himself (or Yahweh) who has confused the language of people to stop the building of the Babel Tower?
Verse from the NIV Bible:
"Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will…
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