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In Colossians 1:15, what does “firstborn of every creature” mean?
I was studying passages on the Bible about Jesus and its origin. One verse is, to me, somewhat hard to understand (Colossians 1:15, in King James version):
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
There are several…
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In Numbers 15:37-39 do the "tzitzith", (ציצית) fringes, extend from "the four corners", or "the hem" of their garments?
In Numbers 15:37-39 the Israelites are commanded make tzitzith (fringes, strings, tassles) on their garments
The Lord said to Moses, 38 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them:
‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the
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Can "ki" in 1 Samuel 2:25 be understood to mean something other than "because"?
I was reading 1 Samuel this evening and was struck by chapter 2, verse 25:
כה אִם-יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְאִישׁ, וּפִלְלוֹ אֱלֹהִים, וְאִם לַיהוָה יֶחֱטָא-אִישׁ, מִי יִתְפַּלֶּל-לוֹ; וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ לְקוֹל אֲבִיהֶם, כִּי-חָפֵץ יְהוָה לַהֲמִיתָם.
"If…
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What is the meaning of "Lechem Oini" "לֶחֶם עֹנִי"?
Deuteronomy 16:3
לא תֹאכַל עָלָיו חָמֵץ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תֹּאכַל עָלָיו מַצּוֹת לֶחֶם
עֹנִי כִּי בְחִפָּזוֹן יָצָאתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְמַעַן תִּזְכֹּר אֶת
יוֹם צֵאתְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיך
The KJV translates it as "bread of…
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"Some trust in chariots..." in Psalm 20:8
Psalm 20:8 in the Hebrew reads:
אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ ׀ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר
for which the ESV (v.7) gives:
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our…
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Why the change in language between Luke 11:13 and Matthew 7:11?
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” - Luke 11:13 NIV
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to…
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Matthew 16:24 & Hebrews 12:2 > What are the possible interpretations of the σταυρός (cross) in Greek in the Bible?
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his σταυρὸν and follow me.
Hebrews 12:2
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him…
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What is the function of the sandwich stories in Mark?
I was reading an introduction to Mark and the author notes that Mark is fond of using so-called "sandwich-stories" where he begins to tell one story, and then interupts it to tell another story before finishing the first story. The prime example is…
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Who is the prophetess in Isaiah 8:3?
The bible doesn't seem to give much information for who "the prophetess" in Isaiah 8:3 is. Who is she? Many seem to assert that she is his wife, but cite no evidence to support this.
The word הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה (the prophetess) occurs 5 times in the…
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Did Nathan and Bathsheba fabricate an oath regarding Solomon?
In 1 Kings 1:11-14, Nathan and Bathsheba formulate a plan to have David make Solomon his successor as king rather than Adonijah, a plan which includes an oath:
Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, "Have you not heard that Adonijah, the…
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Do the birds who perch in the mustard tree have allegorical meaning?
In Matthew 13:31-32, Jesus tells the Parable of the Mustard Seed (NIV):
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it…
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In Ephesians 5:15-21 how should we understand Paul's comments on getting drunk?
Paul writes near the end of Ephesians:
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get…
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To what degree does the Didache depend on Matthew or vise versa?
Reading the Didache for the first time, I was struck by many similarities between it and Matthew (particularly the Sermon on the Mount section). For instance, this is from the first chapter of the Didache:
If someone strikes your right cheek, turn…
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In 1 Corinthians 15:28, what does it mean that “God may be all in all”?
In 1 Cor. 15:28, it is written,
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. KJV, 1769
ΚΗʹ ὅταν δὲ ὑποταγῇ αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα τότε καὶ…
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Why did the magi seek a king?
In Matthew 2:1-3 (NET), the author states:
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it…
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