APOCRYPHAL ACTS, THE SEPARATE ACTS _B. THE SEPARATE ACTS_ The Apocryphal Ac dealt with in this article are the Leucian Ac mentioned by Photius in his...
FAREWELL far-wel' (chairo), Fare ye, or thou, well: Originally a wish at parting for those faring forth (traveling): (1) As a parting wish at the cl...
PROVOCATION; PROVOKE prov-o-ka'-shun, pro-vok': Provoke, literally, to call forth, hence, to excite or stir up, whether in a good or bad sense, appea...
Overview - Numbers 13 1?The names of the men who were sent to search the land. 17?Their instructions. 21?Their acts. 26?Their relation. Treasury of Sc...
Overview - Matthew 5 1?Christ's sermon on the mount. 3?Who are blessed; 13?the salt of the earth; 14?the light of the world. 17?He came to fulfil the...
GHOST gost (nephesh; pneuma) : Ghost, the middle-English word for breath, spirit, appears in the King James Version as the translation of nephesh (br...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE _XIII. Analysis._ - 1. The connection between the work of the apostles and that of Jesus (Acts 1:1-11). 2. The equi...
My manner of life (thn emhn anastrophn). Late word in this sense from Polybius on from anastrepomai. In the older writers it meant literally return o...
CENTURION sen-tu'-ri-un: As the name implies, hekatontarches or hekatontarchos, kenturion, Latin centurio, was the commander of a hundred men, more o...
Overview - Psalms 16 1?David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry, flees to God for preservation. 5?He shews the hope of his calling, of th...
Overview - Leviticus 22 1?The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things. 6?How they shall be cleansed. 10?Who of the priest's ho...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Overview - Luke 24 1?Christ's resurrection is declared by two angels to the women that come to the sepulchre. 9?These report it to others. 13?Christ ...
The fruit of the Spirit (o karpo tou pneumato). Paul changes the figure from works (erga) in verse 1?Peter 19 to fruit as the normal out-cropping o...
Isaiah 24:2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest, &c.] Or, prince F16; no order or rank of men will fare better than another; their...
LYSTRA lis'-tra: The forms Lustran, and Lustrois, occur. Such variation in the gender of Anatolian city-names is common (see Harnack, Apostelgeschich...
God continued... GUIDE Genesis 12:1 ; Exodus 13:21 ; 15:13 ; 33:13-15 ; Numbers 10:33 ; Deuteronomy 32:10 Deuteronomy 32:12 ; 2?Samuel 22:29 ...
PIECE OF SILVER Two words are thus rendered in the Old Testament (ratstse-khaceph, and qesiTah) and two in the New Testament argurion, and drachme). T...
Overview - 1?Chronicles 29 1?David, by his example and entreaty, 6?causes the princes and people to offer willingly. 10?David's thanksgiving and pray...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 8-12 _VIII. The Speeches in Acts._ This matter is important enough to receive separate treatment. Are the numerous speeches rep...