Author: Matthew Jones
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Fish
34 As Jesus left the boat, he saw a huge crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then he began to teach them many things. 35 It had now become late in the day, so his disciples came to him and said, “This place is desolate, and it…
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Christ
55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any. 56 For many were falsely testifying against him, but their testimonies did not agree. 57 Some who appeared were falsely testifying saying, 58 “We heard him saying,…
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Son
After going a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John in the boat preparing the nets. (Mark 1:19) 30 Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you might believe that Jesus…
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God
22 Then Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus* and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I was passing through and looking closely at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: “to an unknown god“. Therefore, what you…
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Resurrection
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. For I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for He was raised just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.” (Matthew 28:5-6) Word Focusresurrectionἀνάστασις / anastasis<Hear It> The final word focus…
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Nail / Placard
16 Then Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified. Therefore the soldiers took charge of Jesus, 17 and carrying His own cross, He went out to what is called “the Place of the Skull” (in Aramaic it is called “Golgotha”).18 There they crucified Him and two other men with Him – one on each…
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Place of the Skull
16 Then Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified. Therefore the soldiers took charge of Jesus, 17 and carrying His own cross, He went out to what is called “the Place of the Skull” (in Aramaic it is called “Golgotha“).18 There they crucified Him and two other men with Him – one on each…
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Cross/Crucify
16 Then Pilate handed Him over to them to be crucified. Therefore the soldiers took charge of Jesus, 17 and carrying His own cross, He went out to what is called “the Place of the Skull” (in Aramaic it is called “Golgotha”).18 There they crucified Him and two other men with Him – one on each…
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Sword – Rhomphaia
Coming from his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. (Revelation 1:16) Word Focusswordῥομφαία / rhomphaia<Hear It> In the previous post, the word focus was “sword” which is the translation of the Greek word μάχαιρα / machaira <Hear It>. μάχαιρα refers to a long knife or a short sword. There is another Greek word used in…
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Sword – Machaira
13 For the Word of God is living and effective. It is sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing so as to divide soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.14 No creature is hidden from Him [God], but everything is naked and exposed to the…
Koine Foundations 