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Is the blessing in Genesis 5:2 identical to the blessing in Genesis 1:28, or does it serve a different function?
Genesis 5:2 repeats what we see in the creation formula:
Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
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(John 3:28-29) Who chooses the bride of Christ?
Who chooses the bride of Christ?
KJV John 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom...
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In Dan.12.11; Is it a sacrifice that’s taken away and an abomination set up for 1290 days? The Hebrew doesn’t actually mention a “sacrifice.”
Daniel 12:11 (KJV) reads:
“And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.”
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Why do so many translations of Isaiah 53:4 not translate the original language correctly. ‘Makob’ means pain and ‘holi’ means sickness
When praying for people to be healed, is it not important to translate such a key scripture as Isaiah 53:4 as “he(Jesus)” bore our pain and sickness. Does it not rob scripture of its impact when words ...
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Why does the KJV translate Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25 differently?
Judges 17:6, and the final verse in the book, 21:25, each say:
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם אֵין מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו יַעֲשֶׂה׃
The King James version translates these two verses ...
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Physical death or spiritual death? Or both
YLT 1 John 5:17 all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto
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Physical death or spiritual death? Or both.
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Has a Ezekiel 29 been fulfilled?
Specifically, the following versus
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon
thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. And the land of Egypt
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(Psalm 23:3b) Does He lead in paths of righteousness primarily for His name's sake or primarily for the sheep's sake?
(Psalm 23:3b) Does He lead in paths of righteousness primarily for His name's sake or primarily for the sheep's sake?
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love ...
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Is there a technical term for paired verses for negative commandments (i.e. anything that says, "thou shalt not...")
In a previously answered question (How to understand Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13) explaining the correlation between Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, the top-rated answer from Bruce James explains that
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1 Timothy 6: 16 Isn't this God here, not Jesus? [duplicate]
As I am a new contributor to this forum I cannot answer on a question yet but I felt like I needed to, so have had to put my question here instead of a reply to a post on the same scripture.
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Is the "angel/king of the bottomless pit" (Rev 9:11) the same as he that "has the keys of hell and of death." (Rev 1:18)
Is this angel
[Revelation 9:7-11 KJV] 7 And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as ...
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(John 8:58 KJV) Is Jesus' statement to be understood as one of "preeminence" (as defined in Col 1:15-20)?
Is Jesus' statement, "I am", to be understood as one of "preeminence" (as defined in Colossians 1:15-20)?
(John 8:58 KJV)
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, ...
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In Psalm 9:2 Why David says “I will be glad” and not “I am glad”
Psalm 9:1–2:
1… I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
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Acts 6:3 -Does a person full of "the Spirit" still need wisdom?
What does the men "full of (the)Spirit mean,"full of the Holy Spirit?
Can the men full of "the Spirit" (=the Holy Spirit) as rendered in all Eng. Translations,lack anything?
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If words express faith, are actions the proof of good works?
If words express faith, are actions the proof of good works?
YLT Colossians 3:17
and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus -- giving thanks to the ...
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