and he shall prepare the way beforeMe."In the Evangelist's paraphrase it is Jehovah who speaks to the Christ--"shall prepare Thy way before Thee." The reference to the prophecy of Malachi in the song of Zacharias (Luke 1:76) had from the first connected it with the Baptist's work, ...
The first is nephesh, "breath," equivalent to "mind;" the second is leb, "heart." The Vulgate paraphrases the clause, Quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris, aestimat quod ignorat, "For like a soothsayer or diviner he conjectures that of which he is ignorant." Eat and drink,...
KJV –“for the remission of sins” NASB –“for the forgiveness of your sins” Even many of the paraphrase Bibles do not accept the “because of” argument: MSG –“be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven.” NLT –“for the forgiveness of ...
The Lord Will Judge Babylon - This is an oracle about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw: On a bare hill raise a signal flag; shout to them, wave
The Lord [is] my shepherd This is to be understood not of Jehovah the Father, and of his feeding the people of Israel in the wilderness, as the Targum paraphrases it, though the character of a shepherd is sometimes given to him, (Psalms 77:20) (80:1) ; but of Jehovah the Son, ...
he said, “I have had a dream that deeply troubles me, and I must know what it means.”English Standard VersionAnd the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.”Berean Standard Biblehe said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit ...
The Syriac paraphrases thus: "Thou art our Lord, the helper of thy people. When thou shalt deliver a great army into the hands of a few, then all the inhabitants of the world will know that we rightly trust in thee." This is much more like a Targum than a translation. The ...
King James BibleBehold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.New King James Version“Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!
When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, the one ruining Israel? ”Holman Christian Standard BibleWhen Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is that you, you destroyer of Israel?” American Standard VersionAnd it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto ...
Now if our iniquity serves to establish the righteousness of God, what then shall we say? Is God unjust when he inflicts his anger? I speak as a man. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But if our evil establishes the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God doing evil by bringing forth...