Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God; 1 Corinthians 10:32 NASB Give no offense – Read this verse again. Then ask yourself, “How is this possible?” How can I give no offense. The Greek word is aproskopoi. That the verb proskopto combined with the negative particle a. …
They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is in their midst; so why do exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?” Numbers 16:3 NASB Against – The story of Korah and his…
Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but rightouesness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:16-17 NASB Good thing – What is the emphasis of Paul’s statement? Is it on the “good thing”? …
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not failed in His kindness to the living or to the dead! For,” Naomi explained to her, “the man is related to us; he is one of our redeeming kinsmen.” Ruth 2:20 JPS Failed – “Hebrew words suggest each other,” says Eskenazi.[1] …
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not failed in His kindness to the living or to the dead!” Ruth 2:20 JPS Has not failed – What does Ruth have to do with Rebekah? If you read the two stories in Hebrew, you would be struck by the repeated…
For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out; . . . 1…
and now Israel, what does the LORD require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, . . . Deuteronomy 10:12 ESV Israel – One of the principal differences between…
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials. 1 Peter 1:6 NASB Various – Peter uses an interesting adjective to describe the testing of our faith. It is the word poikilos. It does not mean “many.” Instead it means “of a wide…
who, according to His great mercy, has caused us to be born again to a living hope. 1 Peter 1:3 NASB Born again – The Greek word here is anagennesas. This word comes from ana (again) and gennao (to beget). This is a word that Peter made up. It is not found anywhere else in…
Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Matthew 8:21 ESV First – Someone called me with a personal dilemma. “I feel as if my wife and I need to move [to another city]. But I have so much family here and they are in such need. …
