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35. He was a burning and a shining light—literally, "the burning and shining lamp" (or torch):—that is, "the great light of his day." Christ is never called by the humble word here applied to John—a light-bearer—studiously used to distinguish him from his Master, but ever the Light in the most absolute sense.
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John 5:36-38. But I have greater witness than that of John —...
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Verse 5. - While - or, whensoever - I am in the world, I am...
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Berean Greek New Testament 2016 Ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ...
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John 5:8-9.Comp. Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:9; Mark 2:11....
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3. lay a great multitude] Better, were lying a multitude....
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The man who had been diseased thirty-eight years healed on...
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Geneva Study Bible. John 5:1. After this there was a feast...
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Bible > Homilies of Chrysostom > John 5 John 5 Homilies of...
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Notice the way the apostle uses two interesting words to describe his outlook on death: "I am on the point of being sacrificed" (it has, in a sense, already begun); and, "the time of my departure has come."
the lamp or torch is obviously the outward life of holiness by which the disciple of Christ lets his light shine before men (Matthew 5:16), and the “oil” is the divine grace, or more definitely, the gift of the Holy Spirit, without which the torch first burns dimly and then expires.
Apr 10, 2005 · The lampas is more of a torch, a larger, brighter “lamp” than that which is normally used inside a house. In John 18:3, the lampas was the torch held by those who came in the night to arrest Jesus near the Garden of Gethsemane.
Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
The use of the epithet for the sister in 2John 1:13 shows that it is impossible that the word should be the correspondent’s name. The Greek word, however, for “lady,” (Kuria, or Kyria) was a proper name; so that those who think that St. John addresses “the elect Kyria” are at liberty to do so.
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Jan 4, 2022 · What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins? Answer. As we take a good look at the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1–13), we must acknowledge up front that there has been much debate as to the meaning of these words of our Savior.
