28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you ...
Luke 1:28-30 New International Version 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be ...
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While this is clear in Romans, it is also the most plausible reading of the difficult verse in Hebrews. If in the latter passage Sarah would be the subject, the sentence would read that Sarah, "despite she was barren received the capabil- ity of sowing seed" (αὐτὴ Σάρρ...
This view is favored by the context in both gospels. In both the destructive energy of Christ is coupled with His saving power in other terms which admit of no doubt. The wheat He gathers into the garner and the chaff He burns with unquenchable fire.(2) The baptism of the Holy Spirit ...
Eugene Peterson’sMessagewas published by NavPress—the publishing arm of the longstanding Navigators organization. This Christian outreach was founded by the late evangelist Dawson Trotman (1906-1956). Highly respected, Trotman favored theKing James Versionin his teaching and preaching of God’s Wor...
The possibility of interpreting the name Baal in both a good and bad sense favored the excuse that in doing this the people were honoring Yahweh, whom in olden times they also unhesitatingly called their Baal, as their Lord and the master of the land and of the people. By the side of ...
This interpretation is also favored by the expression πᾶα γραΘὴ Θηόπνηυστοç (II Tim. iii. 16; compare Eusebius, "Eclogæ Propheticæ," ed. Gaisford, p. 106)."Torah." A fourth designation for the entire Bible is ("Law") (Mek., Beshallaḥ, 9; ed...
Though the name of the author is unknown, the book itself supplies conclusive evidence that he belonged to the Sadducee party, the party favored by the Hasmoneans. The aim of the writer is evidently historical and patriotic, yet his attitude toward religious questions is clearly indicated, bot...
Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabrielto Nazareth,a town in Galilee,27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with ...