unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 2 Timothy 3:3 NASB Irreconcilable – What do you think about the translation “irreconcilable”? Does it makes you think of someone who clashes, who is antagonistic, who is incompatible with the community? Would you describe the irreconcilable person as one who cannot be appeased, is…
“I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy My people; they did not repent of their ways. Jeremiah 15:7 NASB Winnow – How much chaos do you find in your life? Do you think that it might be chaos on purpose? Do…
you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house 1 Peter 2:5 NASB Built up – The verb here is oikodomeisthe. Do you see the word “domestic” in this word? It literally means, “to build a house.” The word for “house” is the first part (oikian or oiko). Notice that this…
Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 1 Peter 4:1 NASB Suffered in the flesh – “Do you need a permanent solution to sin?” I don’t mean, “Do you need forgiveness and relief from the…
And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” John 9:2 ESV Who sinned – “Blaming others for our suffering is the world’s most tragic mistake. One who blames another – no matter who – not only blemishes emuna, but forfeits the Divine intervention that he…
In the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth – when the earth was astonishingly empty, . . . Genesis 1:1 JPS Stone Tanakh In the beginning – You’re probably a bit surprised by the JPS translation of the first verse of the Tanakh. While it contains some of our usual words, its…
Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Proverbs 4:26 NASB Will be established – It’s almost time for the world’s celebration of the pagan New Year. That means it’s almost time for the annual resolutions of self-improvement. But this year, let’s try something different. Let’s go back to the…
For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. John 18:37 NASB To bear witness – Why did Yeshua come? What was His purpose? What did He accomplish? Far too often we jump to ready-made answers rather than even listening to His own…
For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. John 18:37 NASB This – An ordinary pronoun with an extraordinary meaning. Touto is the Greek pronoun for this. There is nothing spectacular about it. Except here. Here Yeshua says that His entire reason…
“I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land;” Jeremiah 15:7 NASB Winnow – The Hebrew word is zarah. This verb captures a daily event in the life of the people. Just as they threw grain into the air to separate the good from the bad, God throws His people…
