Today’s Word
Abide
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you”. John 15:7 Abide – The Greek word used here is meinete. It can be translated as remain, persevere, stay, continue or abide. It occurs 118 times in the New Testament, 40 of which…
Daily
“Give us this day our daily bread”. Matthew 6:11 Daily – The Greek word is epiousion. This is one of the most unusual words in the entire Bible. It occurs only in the Lord’s Prayer. In order to understand the meaning of most of the Biblical expressions, scholars often look to other uses either in…
Helpless
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ dies for the ungodly” Romans 5:6 Helpless – The Greek word here (asthenon) comes from a combination word meaning not strong (it is the Greek a which means “not” and the word sthenos – strength). In the New Testament, this word is most often…
Seek
“But seek first His kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you”. Matthew 6:33 Seek – The word used in this quotation from Jesus means “to deliberately strive and desire something as an act of the will”. It is the Greek word zeteo. Here the context implies putting your whole…
Forever
“Hence also He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” Hebrews 7:25 Forever – This Greek word (panteles) is a combination word. It comes from pas, which means “any or all” and telos, which means “end”. It can be translated…
Patiently
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry”. Psalm 40:1 Patiently – This Hebrew word (qawa) is actually used two times in succession in this verse. Both ‘waited’ and ‘patiently’ are the same word. It means to look for with eager expectation. According to the Old Testament, waiting…
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