以弗所书 1 Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified) 1 奉神旨意做基督耶稣使徒的保罗,写信给在以弗所的圣徒,就是在基督耶稣里有忠心的人。 2 愿恩惠、平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督归于你们! 蒙救赎的恩 3 愿颂赞归于我们主耶稣基督的父神!他在基督里曾赐给我们天上各样属灵的...
Paul has a two-fold analogy for the Holy Spirit: (1) as a seal and (2) as a deposit. The phrase "deposit guaranteeing" (NIV), "guarantee" (ESV), "earnest" (KJV), and "pledge" (NRSV) is the noun arrabōn, a legal and commercial technical term meaning payment of a part of a...
Paul offers two intercessory prayers for the Ephesian believers in this amazing letter, though he was accustomed to ask God for extravagant blessings in other letters (Philippians 1:9; 4:19; Colossians 1:9-14; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; cf. 1 Corinthians 1:5). As you r...
Darkness is the way we once used to walk. Darkness is how to describe our lives before we were Christians. Futile. Empty. Devoid of meaning and significance. In Ephesians 2, Paul describes it as a walk that was according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power...
The promise that "Christ will shine on you" uses the Greek word "ἐπιφαύσκω" (epiphauskō), meaning to shine upon or to illuminate. This is a beautiful depiction of the light of Christ dispelling the darkness of sin and ignorance. In the scriptural context, light is often ...
The word "confidence" comes from the Greek "πεποίθησις" (pepoithēsis), meaning trust or reliance. This confidence is a result of the believer's faith in Christ and the assurance of His promises. It speaks to the security and certainty that believers have in their ...
and His plan to commission His disciples to do the same. It is therefore no surprise that Jesus’ next words carried the same meaning: “and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19...
An “insiders'” jargon isn’t helpful, but we also need to be careful to not water down our language to the point where the words eventually carry or a meaning other than we intended, or worse, no meaning at all. Better then to use the “correct” words, but always be prepared to...
Exploring the monastic engagement with image and text, this article presents a new interpretation of the content, meaning, and function of the main narthex portal at V茅zelay, one of the most famous monuments of medieval art. The portal ... P Low - 《Art Bulletin》 被引量: 3发表: 2003...
” Of course, we do not think of ourselves as prideful or arrogant, so we quickly give ourselves a pass on humility. However, if we would look deeper at another meaning for humble, we would find there are some things we need to work on (emphases added): “reflecting(thinking deeply ...