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John the Baptist is also baptizing people nearby, at Aenon, near Salim, because water was abundant there, and people continued coming for baptism. John's disciples tell him that Jesus is also baptizing people, more than John it seems (John 3:26: "everybody is going to Him"). John replies that "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
John 3:16's wording is deemed by Bible commentators to be straightforward, [68] concise, [69] and authoritative. [70] The verse is only 25 words long in the King James Version. [71] First, the verse begins with for to link with prior verse. [72] God here is understood to be God the Father, [73] the first person in the Trinity. [74]
Paul raiseth Eutychus to life, from Figures de la Bible, 1728. Eutychus / ˈ j uː t ɪ k ə s / ( Greek : Εὔτυχος ) was a young man (or a youth) of Troas tended to by St. Paul . Eutychus fell asleep due to the long nature of the discourse Paul was giving, fell from a window out of the three-story building, and died. [ 1 ]
23 of these do not appear in 1 John or the Gospel of John, of which four are unique to 3 John, one is common to 2 and 3 John, and two are found in both 2 and 3 John as well as in other New Testament writings. Approximately 30% of the significant words in 3 John do not appear in 1 John or the Gospel, compared to 20% for 2 John. [30]
John Speed's Genealogies recorded in the Sacred Scriptures (1611), bound into first King James Bible in quarto size (1612). The title of the first edition of the translation, in Early Modern English, was "THE HOLY BIBLE, Conteyning the Old Teſtament, AND THE NEW: Newly Tranſlated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Tranſlations diligently compared and reuiſed, by his Maiesties ...
Floorplan of the Nauvoo Temple basement. The basement of the temple was used as the baptistery, containing a large baptismal font in the center of the main room.. Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism today commonly refers to the religious practice of baptizing a person on behalf of one who is dead—a living person receiving the rite on behalf of a deceased person.
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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: [1] Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. In the English Standard Version it reads: [2] Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). In the Vulgate Bible the text reads: [3]