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What is the meaning of Mark 12:34, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God?"
In Mark 12:34, Jesus tells the scribe,
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, "Thou
art not far from the kingdom of God." (KJV)
In his answer, the scribe recites "The Schma" (Hear, Oh Israel...), and then expounds on…
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Does Psalm 72:13 mean "lives" or "souls?"
Young's Literal Translation and KJV say in Psalm 72:13 that Solomon will save the "souls" of the needy.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, NIV say Solomon will "save the needy from death."
Some other versions say Solomon will save the…
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In 2 Timothy 2:16 to what false teaching is Paul referring when he says Hymenaeus and Philetus taught that "the resurrection has already happened"?
In 2 Timothy 2:16-18 (ESV) Paul writes:
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have swerved from the truth, saying…
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Is oral history like the telephone game?
Bart Ehrman argues that the gospel texts are not historically reliable beginning with this analogy:
It is [oral circulation] that causes special problems for historians who want to know what actually happened in the life of Jesus. We don’t have…
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Is Hebrews 12:25 an allusion to the Judgement pronounced by Noah, or by Moses/Yahweh at Sinai?
Is the statement, "warned them on earth" (v25) an allusion to the judgement pronounced by Noah, or by Moses and Yahweh at Sinai?
See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them…
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Whose name is written on the twelfth foundation stone? Is it Judas Iscariot Or Matthias or Paul?
Revelation 21:14 says:
And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. (NASB)
We pretty much know what the names of eleven of them are, but who's name is written on the…
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What are these names - ' name of my God' and 'my new name' Jesus mentions in Rev:3:12?
Revelation 3:12 (KJV):
"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out…
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Is it corruption of the LXX for adding Deut 32:43 or of the Masoretic for lacking it as quoted in Hebrews 1:6?
What passage is the author of "To the Hebrews" quoting in Hebrews 1:6?:
Heb 1:6 And again, when he reintroduces the firstbegotten into the
populated lands, he says, "And let all the angels of God worship him".
Some say this:
Psa 97:7 Confounded…
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Is Ezekiel a reluctant prophet?
Many of God's servants in the Old Testament are reluctant—Moses, Gideon, Saul (eventually defunct), Jonah and Jeremiah spring to mind. Moses protests five times in the course of Exodus 2-3:
11But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before…
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Does Apostle Paul give a warning against different denominations?
What is the nature of the divisions identified in the original text of this statement by the Apostle Paul?
1 Corinthians 1:12–13 (ASV)
Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos: and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.…
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Does the story of the thief on the cross imply that Jesus believed religious practice was unnecessary for salvation?
In Luke we read that Jesus predicted he would see one of the criminals hanging beside him in Paradise:
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying,…
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What is the New Jerusalem?
In Revelation 21:2, John talks about seeing the New Jerusalem coming out of heaven adorned as Bride. While the text talks of the New Jerusalem as city, it seems contradictory that the Bride of Christ ( believers as we all know) can be portrayed as…
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Why was the "nearer-redeemer" surprised to learn of his obligation to Ruth?
In Ruth 4:4-4:6, the nearer redeemer initially agrees to buy the field being sold by Naomi, but when Boaz tells him that he will be required to take Ruth as his wife, he reneges on this, leaving Boaz to fulfill the redeemer role.
So I thought I…
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What does Isaiah 55:1 mean by "buying without money"?
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no
money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and
without price.
Isaiah 55:1 (ESV)
What does Isaiah 55:1 mean by "buying without money" ?
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John 3:16 - how is it "His Son"?
Standard caveat: I'm new to NT Greek, so please be gentle if my question is silly, basic or obvious.
John 3:16 in the UBS5 is:
Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽…
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