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Sep 20, 2020 · by Shawn Brasseaux. It is a bizarre little word, found only once in a King James Bible. Mark 5:39 tells us, “And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.” What could “ado” mean? One way to discover the meaning is to scan the context (previous verse).
ADO. A word found in the KJV in Mark 5:39, “Why make ye this ado?” and in the ASV in Acts 20:10, “Make ye no ado.” “To make ado” trs. the Gr. word θορυβέομαι, meaning “to make a fuss,” “to cause a tumult.”.
Ado. Fuss; bother; tumult. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ADO, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. ( Mark 5:38-39)
ADO. a-doo': Found only in Mark 5:39 King James Version: "Why make ye this ado and weep?" Here "make ado" is used to translate the Greek verb thorubeomai (compare Matthew 9:23 the King James Version, where it is likewise rendered "making a noise").
In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom (the "looking taboo" motif in mythology and folklore). She is not named in the Bible, but is called Ado or Edith in some Jewish traditions.
4 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, 2 but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His ...
Nov 8, 2023 · In the Christian faith, apostles were those entrusted by Jesus to help organize the church and spread the message of His teachings. The word apostle comes from the Greek word apostelló in the Bible - meaning a messenger or one sent on a mission.
