An essay is presented examining the Biblical New Testament passage of 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, addressing its use of several figures of speech involving street merchandising, fragrances, and Christian mission. The author points out common exegetical interpretations of the passage which do not...
(namelyPaul'sletters to the Corinthians), as well as abysmal levels of imperial brutality. The name Corinth occurs 6 times in the New Testament, and the ethnonym Corinthian (Κορινθιος) an additional 2 times (Acts 18:8and2 Corinthians 6:11). For all these 8 occurrence,see ...
2 Corinthians 6:17-18 17Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” ...
The first claim is not wholly without merit (see John 3:14 and 12:32) but the second one (Galatians 3:13, see Genesis 3:14) is rather obviously problematic (John 8:44, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:14, Revelation 12:9 and compare Revelation 20:10 to Luke 1:33). Everybody ...
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20:2-4). Excerpt from Beware the Sin of Idolatry by Bible Pathway Bible Verses about Idolatry 1 Corinthians 10:7-14 - Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” We should not comm...
"honorable " (2 Corinthians 13:7); "meet" (Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27); "worthy," the Revised Version (British and American) "honorable" (James 2:7); agathon is "a good thing," as "good things to them that ask him" (Matthew 7:11); Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"...
“But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband” (1 Corinthians 7:2). You Shall Not Covet. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or...
The Meaning of Life: Being Fulfilled – by John G. Maybe you've heard about the guy whose life goal was to climb a certain mountain. When he finally reached the top, he was terribly disappointed. There was nowhere else for him to go, and something was still missing in his life. It'...
Later the word was applied to diviners or soothsayers, regarded as inspired by Apollo. Since demons are the agents inspiring idolatry,1 Corinthians 10:20, the young woman inActs 16:16was possessed by a demon instigating the cult of Apollo, and thus had “a spirit of divination.” ...