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Why does John the Baptist deny being "Elijah"?

Why does John the Baptist deny being "Elijah"?

So Malachi rather cryptically ends with

“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord
comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the
children to their pa…

Who is the "True Companion" in Philippians 4:3?

Who is the "True Companion" in Philippians 4:3?

The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians is written in the second person plural, except for the following verse.

Philippians 4:3 (NASB)
3 Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cau…

Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3

Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3

Paul uses the word νόμος 14 times in Galatians 3:

verse
Greek

v2
ἐξ ἔργων νόμου

v5
ἐξ ἔργων νόμου

v10 (twice)
ἐξ ἔργων νόμου … τοῦ νόμου

v11
ἐν νόμῳ

v12
ὁ δὲ νόμος

v13
τοῦ νόμου

v17
ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη…