BASTARD bas'-tard (mamzer; nothos): In Deuteronomy 23:2 probably the offspring of an incestuous union, or of a marriage within the prohibited degrees...
John Darby commentary for 1 Corinthians 31 Corinthians Chapter 3They were not natural men; but they were carnal (not spiritual) men, so that the apos...
John Darby commentary for 1 Timothy 61 Timothy Chapter 6The apostle then goes equally into detail with regard to servants, that is, slaves. They were...
When the wine failed (usterhsanto oinou). Genitive absolute with first aorist active participle of usterew, old verb from ustero, late or lacking. Se...
Letter CCLIX.(1) Letter CCLIX.(1) To the monks Palladius and Innocent. From your affection for me you ought to be able to conjecture my affection for...
Be not many teachers (mh polloi didaskaloi ginesqe). Prohibition with mh and present middle imperative of ginomai. Stop becoming many teachers (so ma...
Keep yourselves (eautou thrhsate). First aorist active imperative (of urgency) of threw. In verse 2?Peter 1 they are said to be kept, but note the ...
GUILT gilt: The Christian idea of guilt involves three elements: responsibility (Greek aitia, cause, depending upon a man's real freedom), blameworth...
Maketh thee to differ (se diakrinei). Distinguishes thee, separates thee. Diakrinw means to sift or separate between (dia) as in Acts 15:9 (which s...
Judas Iscariot (Iouda o Iskariwth). See o Iskariwth in Luke 14:22 . See Luke 6:71 ; Luke 13:1 for like description of Judas save that in Luke 6:...
Tarried (dietribon). Imperfect active of diatribw, common verb for spending time ( Acts 12:19 , etc.). Many days (pleiou hmera). More days (than a fe...
Book Introduction - 3?John Read first chapter of 3?John WRITER: The Apostle John. DATE: Probably about A.D. 90. THEME: The aged Apostle had written to...
IV. HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY ? From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye ; for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.?Matthew iv. 1j. Jesu...
And he (kai ekeino). Emphatic demonstrative masculine pronoun. When he is come (elqwn). Second aorist active participle of ercomai, having come or co...
God was pleased (hqelhsen o qeo). First aorist active indicative of qelw, to will, to wish. God willed this change from hidden mystery to manifestati...
We also all (kai hmei pante). We Jews. Once lived (anestraphmen pote). Second aorist passive indicative of anastrepw, old verb, to turn back and fort...
John Darby commentary for Revelation 1Revelation Chapter 1Such is the introduction to this book. We now enter on its contents. John was in the Spirit...
Shall worship him (proskunhsousin auton). Future active of proskunew with the accusative here as some MSS. in Revelation 13:4 (to qhrion), both con...
Him (touton). This one, resumptive and emphatic object of did crucify and slay. Being delivered up (ekdoton). Verbal adjective from ekdidwmi, to give...
The Temptation The Tempter. The woman was approached by the serpent, Devil ( Genesis 3:1 ; Revelation 12:9 ; Revelation 20:2 ). Means. He approac...