Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Question about the term δράκων in passages such as Revelation 12:3 and Revelation 13:4 and Revelation 16:13.
(I am not asking about the symbolic meaning of whom or what the Dragon represented, as that can be seen in answers to other questi…
How should we understand λαμβάνω in John 5:34?
ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε. (John 5:34, NA27)
While many more literal translations translate λαμβάνω as receive or accept:
Not that the…
John 19:14 seems to indicate that Jesus had been arrested, and brought before the priests, and then Pilate, and was then being sent for crucifixion on the day of preparation for the Passover.
Now it was the day of preparation for the Passo…
I was wondering if anyone had some insight on the translation of John 2:4. The verse seems to be rendered in a variety of ways, usually either that Jesus says the lack of wine is of no concern to Him, or to both Him and Mary.
All the Greek…
What semantic and contextual clues do we have to tell us what the ‘foundation’ is that Jesus is talking about in John 17:24?
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that
they may see the glory You gave Me because …
In John 5:24 it seems like believers will not be judged, while 2 Corinthians 5:10 speaks of all being judged and to stand before Christ on the judgement seat.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sen…
Was the official (βασιλικὸς) in John 4:46 Roman or Jewish?
So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. (Jn 4:46, ESV)
We are initial told that when God created humankind he made him in his image and likeness.
Genesis 1:26 ESV
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over th…
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which
endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you,
because God the Father has set His seal on Him.
What did He mean by the phrase as applied to Hims…
The New World Translation, the official Bible version of the Watchtower/Jehovah’s Witnesses, translates John 1:1 into English as follows:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. NWT, 2013
T…
Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is the Professor of Ancient Cultures at Israel Bible Center. Use this link to register for Dr. Lizorkin-Eyzenberg’s course The Jewish Gospel of John.Sign up for Israel Bible Center’s certificate program in Jewish Con…
After the resurrection in John’s gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples and in John 20:22 he breathes on them and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” What is happening here? Is Jesus giving them the Holy Spirit by breathing on them?
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