Acts 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God As he was praying, and putting up the following petition; and saying, Lord Jesus receive my Spiri...
This Jesus (touton ton Ihsoun). Many of the name Jesus, but he means the one already called the Nazarene (verse Psalms 22 ) and foretold as the Mess...
For ye are all sons of God (pante gar uioi qeou este). Both Jews and Gentiles ( 1?Corinthians 3:14 ) and in the same way through faith in Christ Jesu...
If thou art the Son of God (ei uio ei tou qeou). More exactly, If thou art Son of God, for there is no article with Son. The devil is alluding to the...
For ye were going astray like sheep (hte gar w probata planwmenoi). Brought from Isaiah 53:6 , but changed to periphrastic imperfect indicative with...
Conformity to Jesus. - Foreordained to be conformed to the image of His Son.'? Rom. viii. 29. 'I have given you an example, that ye also should do a...
Called to be an apostle (klhto apostolo). Verbal adjective klhto from kalew, without einai, to be. Literally, a called apostle ( Romans 1:1 ), not so...
Romans 1:6 Among whom are ye also The Romans, though they were the chief, were among the nations of the world to whom the apostles were sent; and sinc...
The man that is called Jesus (o anqrwpo o legomeno Ihsou). He does not yet know Jesus as the Messiah the Son of God ( Mark 9:36 ). I received sight (...
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark The allusion is to the white line, or mark, which the runners in the Olympic games made up to, and to which h...
I am the way, and the truth, and the life (Egw eimi h odo kai h alhqeia kai h zwh). Either of these statements is profound enough to stagger any one, ...
Call, Calling This prominent biblical term is used with particular theological significance in three ways: in connection with worship, with election, ...
Servant (doulo). Precisely as James ( James 1:1 ), only James added kuriou (Lord). Brother of James (adelpo Iakwbou). Thus Jude identifies himself. B...
Fatherhood of God Throughout the Bible we find God portrayed as a Father. This portrayal, however, is surprisingly rare in the Old Testament. There Go...
Colossians 4:11 And Jesus, which is called Justus The former of these names is the same with Joshua, and was very frequent with the Jews, and the late...
The Greek word for crown is ??????? [diad?ma] in the following passages: Crowns on the seven heads of the fiery red dragon (Rev. Rev. 12:3+). Crown...
Disciple, Discipleship During Jesus' earthly ministry, and during the days of the early church, the term that was used most frequently to designate on...
Again therefore (palin oun). This language fits in better with Mark 7:52 than with Mark 8:11 . Just suppose Jesus is in the temple on the followin...
Whereunto (ei o). The goal, that is the final salvation (swthria). Through our gospel (dia tou euaggeliou hmwn). God called the Thessalonians through...
The Son of God (uio tou qeou). No article as in Matthew 4:3 . So refers to the relationship as Son of God rather than to the office of Messiah. Mani...