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NASB | Luke 1:56 ¶ And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:56 ¶ And Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months, and then returned to her home. |
Bible Question:
I guess I read Luke 13.1-5 NASB a lot differently than you. 13.1 shows to me a report by "some present", 13.2 shows to me a question asked by Jesus, 13.3 shows to me an answer "no" and the repent command by Jesus, 13.4 shows to me a question asked by Jesus, 13.5 shows to me a repeat of the "no" answer and repent command by Jesus. To me, if a question is asked, the asker wants some form of an answer, verbal or not. I think He used two specific situations to encourage repentance. But repentance of/from what? And how did that repentance fit into the specific illustrations He used? |
Bible Answer: Dear Rick, You asked, "But repentance of/from what?" The term repentance was not a term unknown by those hearing John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles. It was a common enough call in OT (e.g., Job 42:4-6; Jeremiah 7:3-7; Ezekiel 18:30-31; etc.). It was even clearly explained to the Gentiles (Acts 26:20). Repentance always involves a turning from the lie to the truth, from lawlessness to righteousness, from self to God. You asked, "And how did that repentance fit into the specific illustrations He used?" Often and repeatedly. Is it that difficult to find? I wonder that we would have space here in the forum to cite all the references. How about it we simply cite John 6? In Him, Doc |