8 sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus' status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5 ) ...

Many grammars say the middle is “reflexive,” but we are uncomfortable with the term. The “direct reflexive” was common in Classical Greek but not in Koine. The ...

The Greek term φρόνημα does not refer to one's mind, but to one's outlook or mindset. 7 tn Or “are not controlled by the flesh but by the Spirit.” 8 tn Greek ...

The book is called by the name of its principal hero which in Greek is Tobit, Tobeit and Codex N Tobeith. The original Hebrew word thus transliterated (Tobhiyah) ...

33 The herdsmen ran off , went into the town , and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men . 34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus ...

8:3 The Greek word translated “ravaging” (lumainomai) occurs only here in the New Testament. The Septuagint translators used it in Psalm 80:13 to describe ...

Apr 2, 2007 · No extant Christian confession(s) of Jesus as θεός exists earlier than the late 50s. Prior to the fourth-century Arian controversy, noticeably ...

May 17, 2011 · 1. PERFECT TENSE. This speaks of a completed action with abiding results. In some ways it was a combination of the AORIST and PRESENT TENSES.

The passage thus is affirming that the Holy Spirit has an ongoing witness to our inner being. One implication of this is that we have assurance of salvation not ...