The text at hand: “Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.”...
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Translating Acts 5:32
Acts 5:32 Peter says, “And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.” My reading of...
How do you interpret “believes all things” in 1 Cor. 13:7?
Robertson has: Believeth all things (παντα πιστευει ). Not gullible, but has faith in men. -- Robertson, A. T. (1933). Word Pictures in the New...
Does John 7:15 mean Jesus was untaught?
John 7:15 (ESV): The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning,1 when he has never studied?” The footnote...
What does Gen 4:7 mean in the Septuagint?
Most of the translations of Gen 4:7 read something like (LEB): If you do well will I not accept you? But if you do not do well, sin is...
Does the Greek word anēr mean man (adult male) or male (male of any age)?
Bible verse 14 And increasingly believers in the Lord, large numbers of men (ἀνήρ, G435) and women, were being added to their number, (Acts 5:14,...
What does “the life was the light of men” mean in John 1:4?
What does ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων mean in John 1:4? John 1:4 (KJV); In him was life; and the life was the light of men. The best I can come...
How should Ephesians 3:15 be understood?
Ephesians 3:15: ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται (NA 28) from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named (ESV) The ESV...
Why did John use the name Nicodemus, a Greek name, instead of his Hebrew name in John 3:1?
νικάω ... 1. intr. be victor, prevail, conquer... 2. trans. conquer, overcome, vanquish... -- Arndt, W., Gingrich, F. W., Danker, F. W., &...