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1 | What does Matthew 10:13 mean? | Matt 10:13 | the_Kings_child | 156721 | ||
What does Matthew 10:13 mean? | ||||||
2 | What does Matthew 10:13 mean? | Matt 10:13 | kalos | 156722 | ||
"Never read a Bible verse." Matthew 10:11-14 (ESV) And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. [12] As you enter the house, greet it. [13] And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. [14] And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Matthew 10:14 (the very next verse after 10:13) helps us to understand the meaning of Matthew 13. 'Never read a Bible verse. That's right, never read a Bible verse. Instead, always read a paragraph-at least.' 'I read the paragraph, not just the verse. I take stock of the relevant material above and below. Since the context frames the verse and gives it specific meaning, I let it tell me what's going on. 'Meaning Always Flows From the Top Down 'This works because of a basic rule of all communication: Meaning always flows from the top down, from the larger units to the smaller units, not the other way around. The key to the meaning of any verse comes from the paragraph, not just from the individual words.' (Never Read a Bible Verse by Gregory Koukl (www.str.org/free/studies/neverrea.htm)) Grace to you, kalos * * * * * * * * * * * * * For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. 2 Tim 4:3a NIV |
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