You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. Matthew 23:26 NASB First – Since we are going to explore the word protos (Greek for “first”), it’s probably useful to first note that Yeshua’s scathing remark is not aimed at…
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 NASB To the Jew first – Paul was not ashamed, but don’t cut his sentence short. He was not ashamed of the good…
May 24 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 1 Timothy 1:15 ESV Foremost – Where are you in the rank order of sinners? Paul says that he is at the top of the list (so that…
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 NASB First – As you may know, the Greek word for “first” is proton. Not too hard to remember in this age of science and atoms. As we discovered, James made a…
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. …
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 1:16 NASB To the Jew first – Paul was not ashamed, but don’t cut his sentence short. He was not ashamed of the good…
When YHWH spoke first through Hoshea, YHWH said to Hoshea, “Go, take a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed harlotry, departing from YHWH.” Hosea 1:2 First – The first word in this verse is the word “first.” The word is tĕḥillâ. Perhaps a better translation of this opening phrase would…
“And thus the last shall be first, and the first last.” Matthew 20:16 Last/ First – “Jesus’ concept of the righteousness of God, therefore, is incommensurable with reason. Man cannot measure it, but he can grasp it.” So said David Flusser in The Sage from Galilee. Read his comment carefully. How you understand what Flusser…
