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What does a ring mean in the Bible?

Luke 11:24

What does a ring mean in the Bible? Jeremiah 22:24; Proverbs 11:22; Luke 15:22

February 14 2019 4 Answers

Why did John live in the wilderness? (Luke 1:80)

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

April 10 2022 2 Answers

What is today, tomorrow and third day referring to in Luke 13:32?

Luke 13:32: And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day b I finish my...

August 12 2016 2 Answers

Was Jesus crucified in the third hour or the sixth hour? Mark 15:25 (cf. John 19:14)

Even Luke's account includes this difference: Mark 15:25 It was the third hour when they crucified Him. Luke 23:44 It was now about the sixth hour, and...

December 27 2021 1 Answer

When did the devil gain "all this authority and their glory" of this world in Luke 4:6?

Luke 4:1 - 13

In Luke 4:5-6 the devil claims that he has been given all the authority and the glory of all kingdoms of the world. Did he get it when Adam sinned being...

4 Votes September 08 2013 4 Answers

Why did Mary call Joseph Jesus’ "father"? (Luke 2:48)

Luke 2:48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been...

1 Vote January 30 2022 1 Answer

What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?

Luke 11:42

But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without...

1 Vote January 02 2019 4 Answers

Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43?

Luke 23:43

Are there punctuation errors in the Bible? Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43? My bible translation (NIV) places it...

6 Votes May 11 2014 5 Comments 13 Answers

Why was the man punished unto death for only gathering sticks?

Numbers 15:35

As Jesus said in Mark 2:27, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." I don't see why it was wrong for the man to gather sticks, but it was...

2 Votes September 05 2015 3 Answers

When Jesus said, "Render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and render what belongs to God to God," was he also including tithing?

I've heard it said that Matthew 22:21, Mark 12:17 and Luke 20:25 are also referring to the tithe. Is this true?

October 28 2017 1 Answer

What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)

17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of...

1 Vote August 12 2019 4 Answers

Why did Jesus say He came "to bring fire on the earth" (Luke 12:49)?

Lk 12:49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!" This is ONE PUZZLING SAYING OF JESUS!

1 Vote January 30 2022 1 Answer

What does it mean regarding the birth of Jesus: “And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased”?

Luke 2:14

Luke 2:14 tells us that the angels proclaimed "Glory to God in the highest And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Was God pleased with all...

1 Vote March 29 2021 2 Answers

How should we interpret, "There will be two men in one bed; one will be taken, the other will be left"? Is this referring to homosexuality?

Luke 17:34

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. - Luke 17:34

2 Votes December 25 2017 3 Answers

How can "the dead bury their own dead" as Jesus said?

Matthew 8:22

See also Luke 9:60 New International Version Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.

March 07 2021 1 Answer

Does it mention in the Old Testament that the Messiah will die and rise again on the third day?

Luke 24:46

In Luke 24:46 Jesus says that the Messiah would suffer, die, and then rise on the third day. Is there an old testament biblical reference for this?

5 Votes August 18 2014 3 Answers

What is meant by "what is coming on the world" in Luke 21:26?

Luke 21:26

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. What is meant...

3 Votes March 22 2016 4 Answers

In the Old Testament, what do the 12 wells and 70 palm trees represent?

Exodus 15:27

Is it parallel to Mat 10:5 when Jesus sent out His 12 disciples as well as in Luke 12:1 when He sent out the seventy, two by two?

7 Votes September 12 2014 2 Answers

What does it mean in Luke 18:8, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”?

Luke 18:8

Does that mean that when God comes no one (not even 1) will be faithful or is this because of the predicted great falling away?

1 Vote October 21 2022 3 Answers

What is the balance in prayer between praying persistently for something (Luke 11:8) and praying with such faith (lack of doubt) that you don't even feel you need to keep praying about a certain matter (Romans 14:23)?

Luke 11:8

It's confusing to know how to pray. Luke 11:8 seems to say we should keep praying until we receive an answer, but then I've heard we should not doubt and...

1 Vote September 10 2017 2 Answers

Who has authority to throw you into hell? (Luke 12:4–6)

Luke 12:4 - 7

Luke 12:4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear...

November 18 2022 2 Answers

Why is Jesus referred to as 'Dayspring'?

Luke 1: By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the 11 Dayspring from on high 12 has visited us; 79 c To give...

1 Vote June 24 2014 2 Answers

What does dayspring mean in the Bible? (Luke 1:78)

78 "Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us," Is dayspring the name for Christ as the Water of Life or as the...

April 09 2022 1 Answer

What does "compel them to come in" mean in Luke 14:23?

Luke 14:12 - 24

When I first read of this, Jesus' command to His disciples [implied], I worried that it sounded like Jesus was saying to force people to receive the gospel....

August 21 2022 2 Answers

Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?

Matt 1 vs 6 says Solomon was in Christ's genealogy, whereas Luke 3 vs 31 says Nathan was. Nathan and Solomon were both sons of Bathsheba and David (1 Chron 3...

May 16 2020 2 Answers

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

Luke 16:31

The writer of Hebrews declared that God bore “witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 2:4). On the...

January 13 2021 3 Answers

Why is being cleansed from evil a setup for greater evil? (Luke 11:24–26)

Luke 11:24 - 26

Luke 11:24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the...

November 28 2022 1 Answer

Could the book of Revelation be a symbolic message to the early Christians of the destruction of Jerusalem?

Could the book of Revelation be a symbolic message to the early Christians of the destruction of Jerusalem that was prophesied in Joel 2, Matthew 24, Mark 13...

May 04 2015 1 Answer

Who do the four servants represent in the parable of the servants in Luke 12?

Luke 12:40 - 48

If Jesus is the Master, it seems they would all represent believers. Unbelievers would not be serving Jesus. Only the fourth servant does not know the...

September 13 2014 2 Answers

According to Luke 14:12-14, does it mean that we should not expect any material reward from each other when we help others other than the rewards to be given in heaven?

Luke 14:12 - 14

1 Vote July 23 2015 1 Answer

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