abraham - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Apr 5, 2026 · In Galatians 3:29, Paul writes: “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” How should this verse be understood in relation to other biblical …
In the book of Revelation, why did Jesus kill Jezebel's children for ...
Apr 9, 2026 · In the Book of Revelation, chapter two, Jesus addresses the church in Thyatira. The NIV translation of Revelation 2:19-23 reads, Jesus speaking: I know your deeds, your love and faith, your …
Why did Jews regard Samaritans as foreigners despite their claimed ...
Jan 22, 2026 · In the Gospels and other Jewish literature, the Samaritans are often treated as outsiders or foreigners by the Jews, even though they claimed ancestry from the tribes of Ephraim and …
crucifixion - When Jesus said "It is finished" (John 19:30) did the ...
Mar 15, 2023 · The scriptures teach that a major event happened when Christ died--which was just after his declaration that "It is finished" (that was his last breath). So roughly simultaneous to this …
What does cleanliness have to do with vines in John 15?
Feb 19, 2024 · Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have …
contradiction - Were tongues for believers or unbelievers? - Biblical ...
Sep 14, 2021 · 1 Corinthians 14: 22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. Tongues were for unbelievers and not for …
luke - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Jan 19, 2025 · I suggest: What event was Jesus referring to when he read Isaiah 61:1 and the first half of verse 2 – he stopped at “to proclaim he acceptable year of Jehovah”? Luke 4:19 “to preach (GR …
What are the various Bible Versions up till 1611?
Dec 6, 2018 · Version vs Translation "Translation" is the process; "Version" is the result of the process. However, in modern speech, these words are used almost interchangeably. English Versions Before …
What does the "rod of an almond tree" in Jer 1:11 refer to?
Apr 9, 2016 · The rod of an almond tree means the vigilance of God, for it is the first to flower. The significance is that, just as the almond flowers before any other tree, so God carries out His threats …
revelation - Did Jesus call his disciples "cowards"? - Biblical ...
Jan 10, 2021 · Revelation 21:8 New International Version But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be