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The reason why he can obtain nothing is because he is a man of two minds, and by consequence uncertain in his ways. The words, apparently are those of a proverb. It is useless to have, as it were, two hearts, one lifted up to God, the other turned away.
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9, 10. Translate, "But let the brother," &c. that is, the...
- 8 He is a Double-Minded Man, Unstable in All His Ways
(8) The eighth verse had better be joined with the seventh,...
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Berean Greek New Testament 2016 ἀνὴρ δίψυχος, ἀκατάστατος ἐν...
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5–8. Wisdom, and the Prayer that gains it 5. If any of you...
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KJV John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Render, Let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord, double-minded man that he is, unstable in all his ways. So Vulgate, Vir duplex animi , inconstans in omnibus viis. (The Clementine Vulgate, by reading est after inconstans , agrees with A.V.)
- John answered and said, A man can receive nothing - neither office, function, faculty, nor life work, in the kingdom of God - except it has been given him from heaven. The raying is broad, general, comprehensive, sustaining.
Oct 28, 2011 · If you find a man seeking only the affection of those who are great, depend upon it he is ambitious and self-seeking; but when you observe that a man seeks the affection of those who can do nothing for him, but for whom he must do everything, you know that he is not seeking himself, but that pure benevolence sways his heart.
John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]
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Nov 22, 2019 · One of the hardest things for people to understand is that the forgiveness of our sins and the granting of salvation, in terms of being justified, are not things that we can earn or deserve through living a good life or through our own merit.
