Category: Word Focus
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Pen
13 I had many things to write to you, but I don’t want to continue writing to you with ink and reed pen. 14 But, I hope to see you soon and we will speak in person. (3 John 1:13-14) Word Focusreed penκάλαμος / kalamos<Hear It> The book of Third John is a short, personal…
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Unwholesome
Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, rather only what is good for building up to meet the need, so that it may give grace to those who hear it. (Ephesians 4:29) Word Focusunwholesomeσαπρός / sapros<Hear It> The book of Ephesians in the New Testament is a letter written by the Apostle Paul…
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Antioch
19 So those who were scattered by the persecution that began because of Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one other than Jews. 20 But there were some of them who came to Antioch, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who were also speaking to the Greeks –…
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Savior
8 Now in the same region there were shepherds living out in the open fields who were keeping a night watch over their flock. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were scared out of their wits. 10 But the angel…
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Magi
1 After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying. 2 “Where is the one born as the King of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising* and have come to worship him.” (Matthew 2:1-2) Word Focusmagiμάɣοι /…
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Manger
Mary gave birth to her firstborn son. She swaddled* him and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging place for them. (Luke 2:7). Word Focusmangerφάτνη / phatnē<Hear It> The Gospel of Luke records some of the details about the birth of Jesus. Click here to read the full account by Luke in…
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Angel
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the family line of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. (Luke 1:26-27) Word Focusangelἄɣɣελος / angelos<Hear It> Angels play an important role in the…
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Basket
42 They all ate and were satisfied. 43 Afterward the disciples gathered twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of those that ate was 5000 men. (Mark 6:42-44). 8 Then the people ate and were satisfied, and they filled seven baskets with the broken pieces that were left over.…
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Millstone
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble would be better off if he had been thrown into the sea with a heavy millstone hung around his neck. (Mark 9:42) Word Focusheavy millstoneμύλος ὀνικός / mylos onikos<Hear It> In this verse from the Gospel of Mark, Jesus warns his…
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Jesus
Mary is going to give birth to a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) Word FocusJesusἸησοῦς / Iēsous<Hear It> In the Gospel of Matthew 1:18-25, the author tells us that Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant while he was engaged to her.…
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