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Macy says "The Bible gives us tale after tale of comic reversals and narrow escapes." [2]: 4 He says "mischievous exploits", names and name changes, literary plays on words, exaggeration, and the unexpected: a surprising word, an unexpected phrase, or an abrupt change of direction are what the Bible uses to convey wit and humor.
Augustine: By the words, one iota or one point shall not pass from the Law, we must understand only a strong metaphor of completeness, drawn from the letters of writing, iota being the least of the letters, made with one stroke of the pen, and a point being a slight dot at the end of the same letter. The words there show that the Law shall be ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The World English Bible translates the passage as: But he answered, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
The most famous example of both of these uses of the word "shall" is the United States Constitution. Claims that "shall" is used to denote a fact, or is not used with the above different meanings, have caused discussions and have significant consequences for interpreting the text's intended meaning. [ 17 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads: Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. The World English Bible translates the passage as:
There was once a swimmer in Northumbria heard shouting: "I will drown and nobody shall save me!" The coroner's jury was divided at the inquest. The English jurors said that the man had plainly ...
There is a parallel account in Mark 1:16–20 and a similar but different story in Luke 5:1–11, the Luke story not including the phrase "fishers of men" (or similar wording). The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges calls Matthew 4:19 a "condensed parable", [1] drawn out at slightly greater length later in the same gospel. [2]
For it is God Himself—God and the wisdom of God. And because there is an image impressed on the piece, the woman lost the piece of silver when man, who was created after the image of God, by sinning fell away from the likeness of his Creator. The woman lighted a candle, because the wisdom of God appeared in man.