Questions tagged [context]
The immediate literary setting in which a text appears.
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What is the correct translation of the ending of 2 Peter 3:17?
It seems the Greek word used in Peter is only used once in the New Testament for the ending of 2 Peter 3:17 - στηριγμός
“Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so ...
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What is the origin of the Kenites?
In Genesis 15:19, Kenites were first mentioned, where did they came after the global flood since the only survivors were 4 couples?
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Deeper contextual understanding of Isaiah 51:22 "...The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again....."
Isaiah 51:14-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 The [a]exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the
dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking. 15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the ...
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Priestly Garment
In Exodus 39 instructions are given that the garment of the high priest was to be woven so that it could not be torn. In Matthew 26:62-65, Caiaphas rends his clothing when charging Jesus with ...
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Matthew 5:23-24 Who does adelphos (ἀδελφός, brother) refer to?
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy ...
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Prunes or Cleanses in John 15:1-4 ESV?
Most translations of John 15:1-4 read something like this:
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in
me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does
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Is it possible that Job's wife and children were not actually taken from him, but that it was actually a fabrication to discourage him?
Job 1
18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another [messenger] and said, “Thy
sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother’s house, 19 and behold, there came ...
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Who does God prepare the praise for in Matthew 21:16/Psalm 8:2
When Jesus quotes Psalm 8:2(LXX) in Matthew 21:16(ESV)
“‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies
you have prepared praise’?”
The greek word used for "prepared" is Κατηρτίσω. Who is ...
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Should we honor Jesus or not?
In John 5:23 (NIV):
that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does
not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
But in the same chapter John 5:41 (NIV):
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( Ephesians 5:26-27 ) Christian husbands take initiative to "cleansing" wives via "washing of water with the word"
https://www.bibelwissenschaft.de/en/bible/NA28/EPH.5
Epheser 5:25-28
25Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν > ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς, 26ἵνα αὐτὴν ...
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Why are the accounts in Matthew 19:16-17 vs Luke 18:18-19 different?
Matthew 19:16-17 (ESV):
16 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed
must I do to have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you
ask me about what is good?
Luke 18:...
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Isaiah 41:5-7 Deeper understanding of Gentile and heathen nations response to God's mighty power, & as to whether God finds said response acceptable
Isaiah 41:1-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
1“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence, And let the peoples gain new
strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let us come
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Deeper contextual understanding can the bible reader get from Isaiah 34:5 claim that The Lord's sword is "satiated in heaven"
Isaiah 34:5-6 NASB95
5 For My sword is satiated in heaven, Behold it shall descend for
judgment upon Edom And upon the people whom I have devoted to
destruction. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled ...
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Why does Isa 32:19 seem to take a turn of doom & gloom by stating "it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low"
Isaiah 32:15-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the
wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is
considered as a forest. 16 ...
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In 1 Corinthians 13:8, it says 'will pass away' in reference to spiritual gifts. Does this mean that they will pass away or that they already have?
A lot of people say that there are no prophets today and cite this verse saying 'will pass away' means it already has for us today. I believe that this verse is referring to the new earth with the ...
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