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261 | What order is in Greek for Matt.21:29 | Matt 21:29 | Ray | 107014 | ||
Hi William, I am not familiar with your Interlinear of Marshall's. The two that I own are put out by Tyndale and Baker bookhouses and they read the same for this passage. I haven't read anything that does not connect verse 31 with the correct answer. Why did the Lockman Foundation change? I would surmise that they found that the correct word for verse 31 is "The first." From the heart, Ray |
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262 | Which version of the NASV is correct | Matt 21:29 | Ray | 106992 | ||
Hi William R. Hartley, Welcome to the forum. You ask "Which version of the NASB is correct?" I would say that as far as understanding the parable, that both versions are correct. I would also say that the translators are satisfied or confident in their new translation (the switching of the statements of the sons). I say that they are satisfied because in the new NASB Study Bible there is no alternate reading in the margin. In the margin of the 1977 NASB there are alternate readings which switch the places of the statements of the sons. What is important to note, however, is that there is not marginal note for verse 31 where the answer of the Pharisee is "The latter." We would have to ask the Lockman Foundation how they decided on "The first" for their new version. But since the translation has "The first" then their understanding of the switched statements of the sons is correct. The first son said "'I will not', [Interlinear, Tyndale, I don't want to] but afterward he regretted it and went." So, again, I would say that the Foundation has the correct understanding in both of their copyright-year versions because they have connected first and latter to the correct son. The post of Kalos above about "the first" is good for understanding the fact that the chief priests and the elders of the people would like to think of themselves as the first, the best, etc. but even in their statement "The first", THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED because they did not regret it, change their minds, or feel remorse afterward. From the heart, Ray |
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263 | Fillinf of Holy Spirit | John 20:22 | Ray | 106760 | ||
Hi jambok, We have had some good discussions about this in the past on the forum. Have you read the posts above for this verse? My views haven't changed since last year; see #73280 above. I believe that they received His spirit (breath) here in John 20:22. The Holy Spirit came upon them later, in Acts. From the heart, Ray |
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264 | Some people believe it's Mouhammad(pbuh) | John 16:13 | Ray | 106758 | ||
Hi afro, God is Spirit. Did Muhammad claim to be Spirit? From the heart, Ray |
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265 | Who is "a prophet like me" Deut 18:15. | Acts 3:22 | Ray | 106757 | ||
Hi afro, Moses said this about the Prophet Jesus. Jesus came in the likeness of men but He was the Prophet just as Moses was a prophet. I would have you go to the New KIng James version for a good interpretation of the passages in question. From the heart, Ray |
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266 | can you explain psalm 13:5? | Ps 13:1 | Ray | 106721 | ||
Hi learning to trust, I think that the verse is self-explanatory. However, I'll give you a verse that I have compared with the passage at some time in my life. It isn't an easy comparison but one that I found meaningful at the time. Psalm 13:5, "But I have trusted in (Thy) lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me." John 16:27, "for the Father (Himself) loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father." We rejoice in God's salvation by loving Him. (But He first loved us). We love God by believing that Jesus came forth from the Father. Psalm 56:1ff, "Be gracious to me, O (God)...When I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. In God, whose word I trust; I shall not be afraid." Rejoice in His salvation; love Him; trust in Him. (I like your name, learning to trust.) From the heart, Ray |
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267 | 2 Kings 19 is a copy of Isaiah 37! | OT general | Ray | 106712 | ||
Hi Free Thinker, First of all may I say that the two passages are not exact copies. The difference that I have found is in prayer of Hezekiah, 2 Kings 19:15. This would be of interest to the thinking of the Jehovah's Witness and their view of the Lord God as Jehovah. This would be of interest to a person who counts pronouns of Deity such as myself. From the heart, Ray |
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268 | With WHOM is God pleased? | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 106592 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, This is one passage where I would have you go to the NKJ. I think you are right in comparing Luke 3:22 here in that God the Father was indeed well-pleased with God the Son who was peace on earth and who wished good will to men. Ephesians 2:14 says that He Himself is our peace. When we see the Baby lying in the manger as the shepherds were told to expect, we know that God Himself is with us. Matthew 10:34 tells us that He did not come to bring peace to the world. He came to bring a sword. He warns us in Luke 12:5 "to fear the One who after He has killed has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him." But if we love Him we would rejoice, for John 14:27 says "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful." John 20, the disciples told Thomas that they had seen the risen Lord. Thomas saw, John 20:28, "and said to Him, "My Lord and my God." Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." We did not see the sign of the Child in the manger, wrapped in cloths. We did not see the risen Christ after He had slipped out of the cloths. But we are blessed when we believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Believing, we have life in His name. John 20:30. From the heart, Ray |
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269 | Isaiah61:3says oaks of righteousnessWhy? | Matt 15:13 | Ray | 106346 | ||
Hi gatorgirl7563, The NASB Study Bible has for an alternate reading "[Or, terebinths] of righteousness". terebinth: a small European tree of the cashew family, whose cut bark yields a turpentine. turpentine: a colorless, volatile essential oil,...used in paints, varnishes, etc., and in medicine; **SPIRITS of turpentine; **OIL of turpentine. Isaiah 61:2, "To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The **OIL of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a **SPIRIT of fainting. So they will be called **TEREBINTHS of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified." Terebinths makes sense to my mind. Just in passing, may I state that I agree with the NASB over the NKJ for Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, [NKJ, Me] Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives, And freedom to prisoners." The comparison of Isaiah 6l:2 and Isa 63:4 is interesting I think: To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord--And My year of redemption has come. Luke 4:20, "And He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him." From the heart, Ray |
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270 | Age to come? | Matt 12:32 | Ray | 106043 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, The word "age" is not in the Greek as shown by the italics in the verse. So it could very well be interpreted "in the ages to come". All through the ages, if people attribute the work of Christ to a demon; if they do not recognize the true spirit of Christ and who He is, then they will be in danger of committing the unpardonable sin of blaspheming against the Holy Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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271 | Who is the faithful priest? | 1 Sam 2:35 | Ray | 105933 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, The MacArthur Study Bible says this, "2:35 I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. Although some have identified this priest as Samuel and others Christ, it is better to view the prophecy as fulfilled in the accession of Zadok and his family to the priestly office in the time of Solomon (see 1 Kin 1:7,8; 2:26,27,35). This reestablished the office of High-Priest in the line of Eleazar and Phinehas (cf.Num. 25:10-13)." Personally, I don't think that it is worth the time to consider Zadok. As a counter of pronouns, I would be interested in considering Christ as being a faithful Priest or Faithful Priest. But really, I see no reason to look beyond Samuel himself for he "was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord." 1 Samuel 3:20 What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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272 | How does one "take offense at" the Lord? | Matt 11:6 | Ray | 105582 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, The Jews took offense at the Lord because He was claiming to be God. You are asking a "capitalization" question here in that the Greek does not give us help in knowing whether Jesus is a stone or a Stone, a rock or a Rock. For the Jews, Jesus was a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. But we come to Him as a living stone, rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of (God). 1 Peter 2:9, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's/ own possession..." Ephesians 1:14, "...who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's/ own possession, to the praise of His glory. For this reason I too, having heard of your faith in the Lord (Jesus) which exists among you, and your love for all the saints...." The Jews had seen the works of (Christ) but they stumbled over Him/. The parentheses and slash are mine of course for comparison. Matthew 11:6, "And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me/." Matthew 13:57, "And they took offense at Him/..." Mark 6:3, "...And they took offense at Him/." The Jews did not recognize Him as the Prophet, as the Son of Mary, the carpenter's Son, a Man who did miracles, nor the Rock of ages. From the heart, Ray |
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273 | Thanks, Follow - Up Question/Comment | Gen 17:7 | Ray | 105578 | ||
Hi Gal5:16, Are you still 5:16 or are you changing your name? The word translated "descendents" is literally "seed". I believe personally that it is that way so that there could be the duality of the promises. Abraham certainly had descendents plural. But the Seed that was promised was the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:14 The Jews were looking for or should have been looking for the Son of David, the Son of Abraham, the Son of God. In other words, they were looking for the promised Messiah. From the heart, Ray |
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274 | Relation to Galatians 3:16... | Gen 17:7 | Ray | 105566 | ||
Hi Gal5:16, Thank you for your question. It is always good to compare Scripture to Scripture and we your respondents have gained from your question. In my response I will have to go with the NKJ for Galatians 3:16. Galatians 3:14, NKJ, "that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit/ through faith... 16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your (Seed)," who is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the law which was four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make the promise of no effect." Genesis 17:1, NASB, "Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God/Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. And (I) will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly." The slashes and the parentheses are mine for comparisons. Comparisons of Genesis and Galatians and Colossians and Romans show how we are complete in (Christ), how we belong to (Christ), and they lead us to think of the circumcision of (Christ), and walking in (Him). (He) chose us, and the Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of (God). From the heart, Ray |
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275 | What if they knew what they wee doing? | Luke 23:34 | Ray | 105512 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I wish that we weren't so prone to want to judge people as far as trying to determine their final destiny. God will have compassion on whom He will have compassion. Things indeed don't look good for Judas. We have had discussions about that in the past. But his repentance and perception of Jesus and feelings about Him are known to God. Judas doesn't look good as he says "Rabbi, Rabbi" just as many who say, "Lord, Lord" and do not do the things that He says do not have a good prognosis as not being known by God. But let's do as Job does in the end. Let's pray for our friends and want good for them. Let us be happy that God sometimes does not do to us according to our folly. Job 42:8. And whether we have done good or bad, everything will be done according to God's purpose according to His choice. Romans 9:11ff. From the heart, Ray |
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276 | What must we "understand"? | Job 28:28 | Ray | 105491 | ||
Hi mommapbs, Job 28:28 and Proverbs 8:35; Proverbs 9:10 and Numbers 24:16 and John7:40 in the sense that "This Man is the Prophet." 1) Proverbs 30:2, "Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. 3 Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy (One). 4 Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?" John 3:12, "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the (Son) of Man." From the heart, Ray |
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277 | Is God our friend? | James 2:23 | Ray | 105372 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, I believe that God is our friend. In regard to how friendship with God influences our "worship", I would say that when we think of God as our Friend then we are worshiping Him even in our capitalization. However, I do not know of any Scripture that could be interpreted that God the Father or Jesus the Son is our Friend. The Holy Spirit is our Helper; and certainly our friends are those that are called alongside to help. But Jesus while He was on the earth was not the disciples' Friend [sic]. Psalm 41:9 says "Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me." So I like to think of God as my Friend. But we can know Him as a Father and as a Friend only because He laid down His life for His friends. As far as interpreting the Scriptures, He is our friend, IMHO. The thing is that He chose us, we did not choose Him. We are His friends if we do what He commands us. We are not His slaves, but we are His friends. We submit ourselves to Him. I like the Scriptures that Kalos has offered in answer to your question. John 15:15, "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but **I have called you friends..." James 4:4, "You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward **God?" From the heart, Ray |
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278 | future glory - different readings? | Matt 4:18 | Ray | 105291 | ||
Hi asken, I see this as a question that requires a "counting of pronouns". I believe that both Isaiah 9:1 and Matthew 4:18 require the correct number for a true understanding. First of all, I think that it is important to note that the thing to focus on is not the land of Naphtali but rather the God who will make the land of Zebulun and Naptali glorious in the later times. The important thing is to see the light that dawned. Isaiah 9:1, "But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He/ treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naptali with contempt, but later on *He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them." NASB, 1977, 1995. The NASB interpretation for Matthew 4:16 has changed from the 1977 copyright and they now capitalize the "Light". I won't comment on that right now, but I think that the thing that ties Matthew 4 with Isaiah 9:1 is the change that was made in Matthew 4:18 where the new copyright says "Now as *Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galille, He saw two brothers,..." So as we compare the two passages I believe that we can see how God later on made the land glorious, by the way of the sea, when Jesus was walking by the sea, by the sea of Galilee. We can see that this Child born to us, this Son that was given, is even the One that gives light to us. Luke 1:78, "Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the *Sunrise from on high shall visit us, To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace." From the heart, Ray |
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279 | future glory - different readings? | Matt 4:18 | Ray | 105287 | ||
Hi asken, I see this as a question that requires a "counting of pronouns". I believe that both Isaiah 9:1 and Matthew 4:18 require the correct number for a true understanding. First of all, I think that it is important to note that the thing to focus on is not the land of Naphtali but rather the God who will make the land of Zebulun and Naptali glorious in the later times. The important thing is to see the light that dawned. Isaiah 9:1, "But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He/ treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naptali with contempt, but later on *He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them." NASB, 1977, 1995. The NASB interpretation for Matthew 4:16 has changed from the 1977 copyright and they now capitalize the "Light". I won't comment on that right now, but I think that the thing that ties Matthew 4 with Isaiah 9:1 is the change that was made in Matthew 4:18 where the new copyright says "Now as *Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galille, He saw two brothers,..." So as we compare the two passages I believe that we can see how God later on made the land glorious, by the way of the sea, when Jesus was walking by the sea, by the sea of Galilee. We can see that this Child born to us, this Son that was given, is even the One that gives light to us. Luke 1:78, "Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the *Sunrise from on high shall visit us, To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace." From the heart, Ray |
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280 | Do tares represent hypocrites? | Matt 13:38 | Ray | 105281 | ||
Hi New Creature, A Scripture to compare with Matthew 13 would be Luke 7:46. "And why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord', and do not do what I say?" We are to hear His words and act on them. Luke 6:47 and Matthew 7:21. We are to be like our Teacher and Master. Luke 6:40 and Malachi 1:6. I have had a little bit of experience with tares as I grew up around farms most of my life. I worked for a seed farm and it was important for us to get all of the weeds out of the crop so that bad weed seeds did not get mixed in with the seed crop when harvested. I remember hoeing one day and being fired by my employer because I missed some weeds, and missed them again when sent back to get them. Many weeds look like the crop they grow in; and it was true in this bean field. They blended in with and were of the same size as the beans. Fortunately for me, this led to the purchase of my first pair of glasses, and I was given a second chance by my employer. (This job was the main contributor for our college education fund as all of the brothers contributed through the years). The dictionary tells me that the tares of Matthew 13 are thought to be "darnel", a weedy rye grass with poisonous seeds, often found in grainfields. We are not to be sons of the evil one with his poisonous seeds, but rather sons of the Most High, Luke 6:36, for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men. "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man", Matthew 13:37. From the heart, Ray |
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