[h] 3 For though we live[i] as human beings,[j] we do not wage war according to human standards,[k] 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons,[l] but are made powerful by God[m] for tearing down strongholds.[n] We tear down arguments[o] 5 and every arrogant ...
15 I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.” Footnotes 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:14 in Hebrew text. 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text. 5:7 Hebrew in Jacob; also in 5:8. See note on 1:5a....
when individuals bring troubles or needs into a marriage, it can feel harder in the working it out. Paul’s point in the remaining verses is for those who feel pressured into
Chapter 3 - He said to me: Son of man, eat what you find here: eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel. So I opened my mouth, and he
1:27–28 These verses expand the oracle that originally ended at v. 26. The expansion correctly interprets the preceding text as proclaiming a purifying judgment on Zion in which the righteous are saved while the wicked perish. The meaning of “by justice” and “by righteousness” is ambiguo...
we do not wage war as the world does.4The weapons we fight withare not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine powerto demolish strongholds.5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,and we take captive every thought to...
Psalm 78:61 sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11). Psalm 78:62 tn Heb“his inheritance.” Psalm 78:63 tn Heb“his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62). Psalm 78...
we do not wage war as the world does.4The weapons we fight withare not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine powerto demolish strongholds.5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,and we take captive every thought to...
I. Isaiah 1—39 A. Indictment of Israel and Judah Chapter 1 - The vision which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of
1:27–28 These verses expand the oracle that originally ended at v. 26. The expansion correctly interprets the preceding text as proclaiming a purifying judgment on Zion in which the righteous are saved while the wicked perish. The meaning of “by justice” and “by righteousness” is ambiguo...