Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
However, if they decided to wage war against Israel, all of the men would be killed and all of the women and children would be considered spoils of war. [14] If the soldier desired to marry a captured foreigner, he was required to take her to his house, shave her head, pare her nails, [a] and discard her captive's garb. She would remain in his ...
Children could also be sold into debt bondage, [26] which was sometimes ordered by a court of law. [27] [28] [29] The Bible does set minimum rules for the conditions under which slaves were to be kept. Slaves were to be treated as part of an extended family; [30] they were allowed to celebrate the Sukkot festival, [30] and expected to honor ...
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is: Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Two verses earlier at Matthew 6:26 Jesus told his followers not to worry about food, because even the birds are provided for by God. In this verse Jesus presents the example of the lilies, who also do no labour. Spin in this verse is a reference to spinning thread, a labour-intensive but necessary part of making clothing. Spinning was ...
[49] The 2014 Discipline of the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches states, with regard to the Lord's Day: [51] We believe that the Lord’s Day, celebrated on Sunday, the first day of the week, throughout the Christian church, is the Christian sabbath, which we reverently observe as a day of rest and worship and as the continuing memorial ...
In the Greek-speaking church, John Chrysostom wrote that the verse prohibits women from teaching the public or making public speeches. [8] 1 Timothy 2:12 was used in court against Anne Hutchinson. The verse was widely used to oppose all education for women, and all teaching by women, during the Renaissance and early modern period in Europe.
The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.
Christ blessing the Children by Lucas Cranach the Younger. The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to little children at other places in the New Testament: Matthew 19:13–15. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.