Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 4: The Canonical Books This week we'll be focusing on some of the different criminals, one hanging on either side of Jesus, but both looking at their present situation from vastly different To call them 'criminals,' or even 'thieves' as the older translations put it, is an understatement. Regardless of how they're referred to, they represent two different types of people in this world.

criminals, one hanging on either side of Jesus, but both looking at their present situation from vastly different To call them 'criminals,' or even 'thieves' as the older translations put it, is an understatement. Regardless of how they're referred to, they represent two different types of people in this world.

All of the italicised words below are different ways of describing God's Word: Blessed are those... who Another way to translate that would be, Happy is the man who makes God's Word his primary occupation.

But Jesus was so different. Imagine how different our daily lives, political discourse and international diplomacy would be if we Dig Deeper Yesterday we learned about ἵνα (hina) clauses, which are most often translated with the English

We've looked before at the word that Jesus used to describe the Spirit that's so nuanced it's hard to translate Some translations go with Advocate , others use Comforter or Helper , and they're all right! A literal translation of the Greek word means one who comes alongside and calls out.

Many transactions during this period used weights and measures to determine the correct weight of a product Dishonest parties would take advantage of the system of weights and measures by having two different The lighter weight would be used when selling to give less product than the transaction demanded. In using dishonest weights, merchants were stealing a little from their trade partners in every transaction Each business transaction, no matter if it is a multi-million-dollar real estate deal or something as

All of our major English translations render these words slightly differently, so it's good to look at

The plain reading of the NIV’s translation could easily be misunderstood as presenting the returning, Dig Deeper When I was in seminary, I wrote a lengthy paper on how to best translate this verse. One thing that quickly becomes apparent with this translation is that Jesus has something for everyone

Galatians 4:1-7 (NIV) ...As long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he But in order for us to be made heirs, a transaction needed to take place. born of a woman, yet had no earthly father - no tie to Adam, and so was not infected by the disease transmitted

This fateful chapter introduces a new character into the perfection of the garden, and this one is different The serpent is described by a fascinating word, translated in most English Bibles as crafty. the NET Bible uses here, using the word shrewd to describe the serpent (The NET Bible is an excellent translation