Ecclesiastes 2 New International Version (NIV) 2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved...
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b] to be saved through the...
Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life” (John 5:39). He did not say “You search the word of God”; he...
David Flees to Gath 10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to (K)Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not...
I understand the explanation that God sometimes gives satan permission to do something, but in this case, I see that it is not the answer. 2 Sam. 24:1: And...
Here we read, “Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.” But, in 2 Samuel 2:8, Saul’s son Ishbosheth was not killed and was even later...
2 Samuel 1:11 Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. 12 They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his...
2 And many of those who d sleep in the dust of the earth shall e awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. But the problem...
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2
2 Samuel 12 New King James Version (NKJV) 12 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, one...
Hosea 1:2 2When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an...
Song of Solomon 1-4 English Standard Version (ESV) 1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. The Bride Confesses Her Love She[a] 2 Let him kiss me with the...
1 Peter 2:24 King James Version (KJV) 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto...
Context: 2 Kings 24:10-14 KJV 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And...
Does nomos (Greek for law in Rom 2:14-15) mean the mosaic law or the law of Christ or natural or divine law or something else? I am specifically interested...
Also Matt 14:13-21 What is the significance of the baskets left over when Jesus fed the 5000 men (plus children and women) with 5 loaves of bread and 2...
Strong's concordance indicates the original Greek word for child in this text is brephos and defined as: an unborn child, embryo, a foetus, a new-born child,...
What is the significance?
In several places, every time Abigail is mentioned (after she married David), it's always said "Abigail, Nabal's wife". Besides the above-mentioned verse,...
The phrase in 2 Corinthians 6:14 is often explained as "do not be yoked with unbelievers". Yet, there's a difference between "do not be unequally yoked" vs....
ESV For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; {"were all dead", KJV} ESV and he...
Matthew 1:8 Matthew didn't include three kings after king Jehoram: 1) King Ahaziah 2) King Joash 3) King Amaziah The above three kings were missing in...
The Bible says that God loves the world (Joh 3:16). He's our example (1 Peter 2:21). So why shouldn't we love the world? 15 Do not love the world or anything...
Would this translate to age discrimination against the young and underestimation? How would this be interpreted? Is this advice just to Timothy, to all young...