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Deuteronomy 22 is the twenty-second chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is one of the Books of the Torah . This chapter contains regulations concerning theft of property, protection of life, manners, and violence in sexual relations.
Most modern Bible translations, including the WEB, take this approach. The second option, taken by the creators of the KJV, is to argue that the Greek term usually translated as lifespan, helikia , can also sometimes mean stature, and this verse is thus speaking of adding physical height to the body.
This verse appears to hold a similar meaning as verse 27, where John seems to be saying that, "I, who you hold in such esteem, am not worthy of Him, for the distance between us is infinite. Christ is God, and I, a mere man. For even though I was born before him and preached before him (i.e. 'comes after me') he surpasses me". [1]
3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. — John 1:3–4, New Revised Standard Version [ 13 ]
A poll in the late 1990s showed the majority (81%) believe the concept is taught by the Bible, [19] another stating 82%, [20] with "born-again" Christians less (68%) likely to agree than non "born-again" Christians (81%). [21] Despite not appearing in the Bible, the phrase topped a poll of the most widely known Bible verses.
The first English New Testament to use the verse divisions was a 1557 translation by William Whittingham (c. 1524–1579). The first Bible in English to use both chapters and verses was the Geneva Bible published shortly afterwards by Sir Rowland Hill [21] in 1560. These verse divisions soon gained acceptance as a standard way to notate verses ...
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The Lord's Prayer is appended by two verses on forgiveness. [1] Allison notes a similar sequence in Mark 11:23–25 and Luke 17:3–6 and proposes a traditional connection between prayer and forgiveness, where prayer is efficacious when members of the community are reconciled to each other.