Can "full of sweet wine" (Acts 2:13) be viewed as an assessment by not -understanding "others" of the message or its sound of "speaking in tongues?
Text: Acts 2:13 (YTL)
"And others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine."
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How should the Greek word for evangelism in Mt. 11:4-5, Lu. 9:6, Acts 8:36, Gal. 1:8, et al. be translated?
The Greek word euanggelidzo is used 135x, while the word for pastoring is used only 15x (and only 4x does it apply to shepherding a church). Yet this word is most always translated as "preach" or "proclaim." Does this…
Are we sure the Sabbath was/is always on a Saturday, and why are there not names of days in the Bible?
If we read the Bible, God’s days start at sunset. God’s months start with a new moon (lunar calendar). The Jews in the O.T. & N.T. followed God’s lunar calendar, based on the new moon. The seventh day, the Sabbath, was never on the sam…
What is the significance of the little book/scroll that John and Ezekiel must eat (Rev. 10:10, Ezek. 2:9-3:3)?
There are two references to these "little books" or "scrolls", one in the Book of Revelation:
Revelation 10:2: "and having in his hand a little scroll being open. And he placed his right foot upon the sea, and the…
What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them "for they know not what they do"?
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added)
34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
Addressing the Father, Jesus acknowledges God’s ability to forgive their sin (…
Tetelestai – What did Jesus really say in John 19:30 assuming he spoke Aramaic or Hebrew?
I have been researching for a long time John 19:30, more specifically the word Tetelestai (τετελεσται) in the Greek. But recently came across the topic of the Hebrew Gospels (possible late translations) and is fascinating.
What did Jesus…
Is there any distinction in the Greek between "Praying in/with the Spirit" from Ephesians 6:18 & the similar words in 1 Corinthians 14:15?
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians Paul indicates that he prefers to pray both in (or with) the Spirit and in (or with) the mind.
τί οὖν ἐστίν; προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ· ψαλῶ τῷ πνεύματι, ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῷ…
What is the Seal God places on the foreheads of the 144,000 in Revelation 7? Sealed by the Holy Spirit or the word Emet (Truth)?
I am trying to determine exactly what the Seal placed on the 144,000 by God was. I have heard two directions and I want to see what everyone else might say. The word Truth or Emet would be in John’s style, but others assume the Holy Spirit…
Do original languages in Greek and Hebrew Bible texts use formal or informal language where traditional translations in English used Thee and Thou?
After reading various comments re: use of Thee and Thou vis-a-vis accuracy of translations to modern (not Elizabethan) English, all very informative, I am still wondering if the original texts of Hebrew and Greek Bible used a distinctly di…
Is there a chronological issue in Genesis 25,26 and 27?
In Genesis 25 we meet Isaac who marries Rebecca. Rebecca conceives and gives birth to twins Esau and Jacob. Isaac is above sixty years of age when the chapter closes.
Genesis 25 NASB
20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, …
Is Revelation 3:16 a warning about the possibility of losing one’s salvation?
Revelation 3:14-22 (ESV):
14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you w…
Are the 70 weeks of Daniel and Jeremiah prophecies about the Babylonian exile of the 6th century BC or about the age of the Messiah?
Jeremiah ostensibly predicted that Israel would be destroyed and be in captivity to Babylon for 70 years:
[Jer 25:11 NLT] 11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylo…