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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? The Lord gives goodness to the people, and so the passage teaches to look to the lives of birds as an example for life and ...
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.
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. According to Fowler, Plummer argues against ...
Many times we’re guessing at what other people’s motivations are and we often fill in the blanks with the worst motives. “You shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John ...
Ulrich Luz claims that this verse states that if you search to find faults with others, that God will then search to find fault with you, and since all humans are infinitely flawed you would then easily be condemned. Thus even a small amount of judging by a person will bring a great punishment from God, and this verse essentially repeats the ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. The New International Version translates the passage as: I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for ...
It also appears in other traditions such as Buddhism and Confucianism. When Jesus spoke to the Sadducees, his words would have been most familiar to them. In the Torah, Moses gives The Shema to his people in the book of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, the most important of all Jewish prayers. It is a declaration of faith and a pledge of allegiance to God.
Matthew 5:17 is the 17th verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.One of the most debated verses in the gospel, this verse begins a new section on Jesus and the Torah, [1] where Jesus discusses the Law and the Prophets.