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This section is seen as the high point of Job's faith and hope, showing his belief with confidence in a "living redeemer" (verse 25a). [19] The identity of this redeemer could be a hypothetical legal figure, like the "umpire/arbiter" (Job 9:33) or "witness" (Job 16:19). [ 20 ]
Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. The World English Bible translates the passage as: When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
Jeremiah 28 is the twenty-eighth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The material found in Jeremiah 28 of the Hebrew Bible appears in Jeremiah 35 in the Septuagint. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This ...
The books of the New Testament frequently cite Jewish scripture to support the claim of the Early Christians that Jesus was the promised Jewish Messiah.Scholars have observed that few of these citations are actual predictions in context; the majority of these quotations and references are taken from the prophetic Book of Isaiah, but they range over the entire corpus of Jewish writings.
Faith can also be translated from the Greek verb πιστεύω (pisteuo), meaning "to trust, to have confidence, faithfulness, to be reliable, to assure". [14] Christianity encompasses various views regarding the nature of faith. Some see faith as being persuaded or convinced that something is true. [15]
Here the Bible is seen as a unique witness to the people and deeds that do make up the Word of God. However, it is a wholly human witness. [93] All books of the Bible were written by human beings. Thus, whether the Bible is—in whole or in part [94] —the Word of God is not clear. However, some argue that the Bible can still be construed as ...
The Scripture says, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." From this joyful mountaintop of celebration we hear a call to service in the valley ...
Many books have been written that are based on John 3:16. Lutheran computer scientist Donald Knuth published 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated in 1991, examining and illustrating the sixteenth verse of every third chapter in biblical books. [135] In 2009, Lucado wrote 3:16: The Numbers of Hope, [136] where portions of the verse are titled in its ...