Paul looked directly at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.” At that the high
The Powerful Work of Paul - After we were safe on the island, we knew that it was Malta. The people on the island were very kind to us. It was
2 Kings 18:26 (KJV) Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in theSyrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in theJews’ languagein the ears of the people that are on the wall. But Rab...
"Conceited" (NIV), "too elated" (NRSV), "exalted above measure" (KJV) is hyperairō, "to have an undue sense of one's self-importance, rise up, exalt oneself, be elated."[426] To prevent pride, Paul "was given" a "thorn in the flesh." But what that thorn was and why it ...
“I will make you a light to the nations,so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”(Isaiah 49:6b, NET) “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16, KJV) ...
When the word “body” occurs in the same passage as the word “head,” a head-body unity is usually the primary sense. It has been suggested there may also be an implicit idea of nourishment from the head (cf.Col. 2:19CEB, CSB, KJV, NRSV). However, this idea of nourishment does...
“I will make you a light to the nations,so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”(Isaiah 49:6b, NET) “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16, KJV) ...
Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures...
Paul is not talking about Gnosticism, a religious trend of his era where secrets are given to initiates to enable them understand the mysteries. Instead he is acknowledging the importance of God himself revealing things to people by his Spirit. Without revelation and insight that God might bring...
It is clear Washington intends to push these provocations to the hilt. In a normal sane world, everyone would understand that it is recklessly irresponsible to put Finland and Sweden in NATO, particularly at the present time. . . . The Russians have a high tolerance for provocations and, ...