Questions tagged [context]
The immediate literary setting in which a text appears.
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Deeper understanding of Ezekiel 11:3's "...The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the flesh.."
Ezekiel 11:3 's English translation sort of throws a spanner in the works in regard to how the Western 21st century bible reader can understand Ezekiel 11.
Ezekiel 11:1-4
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Is Romans 8: 35, 39 talking about the saints love for Christ? [closed]
Context is always the best interpretation! It seems in verses 35 of Romans 8, Paul is describing things that could happen to believers and not God! God does not go through tribulations, distress, ...
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In 1 Thessalonians 5, does “sleep” in verses 6–7 refer to the unsaved, while “sleep” in verse 10 refers to deceased believers?
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul uses the term “sleep” in different places, but the referents don’t appear to be the same.
In 5:6–7, Paul writes:
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch ...
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Did Martha change how she served from Luke 10:41 to John 12:2?
I've heard that in John 12, Martha serves differently in Luke 10, that the absence of Jesus correcting her indicates a change of attitude and heart toward serving. Is this a Biblically correct ...
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What was the source of the Corinthians' pride, as referenced in 1 Corinthians 5:2?
1 Corinthians 5:1-2 NIV
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you are ...
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Who are the ‘false brothers’ mentioned in Galatians 2:4?
Galatians 2:4
4 Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to
spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might
bring us into slavery—
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Which Bible translation provides the most accurate rendering of John 20:17 according to the original Greek text? [duplicate]
I'm comparing various English translations of John 20:17 and would like to understand which version most accurately reflects the original Greek text. I'm especially interested in how different ...
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Who is the plural "You" Jesus is referring to?
I noted a footnote in the ESV online:
John 3:7 English Standard Version - 7 Do not marvel that I said to you,
‘You[a] must be born again.’
Footnotes: John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here
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How would Nicodemus, a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin, have interpreted Jesus' words in John 3:16?
Nicodemus would have understood Jesus' words in John 3:16 in context of a Jewish-centric worldview.
“For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that
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What does the phrase "Galilee of the Gentiles" mean in Mathew 4: 15?
Matthew 4:12–16:
12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the ...
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What is the "Holy Commandment" as spoken of in 2 Peter 2:21?
"For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them."
I am just trying to ...
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"What God can't do doesn't exist" [closed]
Is this a right saying, what God can’t do doesn’t exist?
It has come to my attention that this is one of the most popular sayings amongst Christians nowadays. But I think it’s somewhat a problematic ...
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Guidance for Hermeneutic of Historical Context
How can understanding the historical context of the Bible enhance or challenge how we understand and apply it today?
For example, consider how 1 Corinthians 14 speaks to issues of disorder in the ...
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Isaiah 62:11(c)'s use of the phrase "His recompense/work before Him"
I hope I am Not making much ado about nothing.
Isaiah 62:11
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 (a) Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth, (b)
Say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, your ...
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I would like to know if a hypothetical translation of James 2:18 is possible within the confines of the Greek language and the context of the passage
First, I saw some answers here to someone’s question about translating James 2:18 (How should James 2:18 be translated?), and I wished to comment there, rather than starting a new question altogether—-...
