The Greek word that this phrase translates is where we get the English word 'sophistry.' literature ever produced, in that the Bible combines dozens of writings from men who lived in vastly different

Literally translated, you will need to pay for each word. fact, some of your words are of infinite value; Jesus says that your words can acquit you - literally translated

In fact, it's hard to know what English word best translates the word Jesus uses to refer to the Holy Other translations use the word Comforter and still others go with the word Helper. Actually, all of those English translations work!

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

between as well), and there have been lots of times when preaching has been out of season; literally translated I like the way the NET Bible translates it : preachers must be ready whether it is convenient or not

The point here is that we take our very refined ability to outwardly look very differently than we inwardly They'd become so subservient to mamon (translated as 'money' in v13) that it had become their master

Our modern translations try to soften a passage like this by using words like subdue and defeat rather But no matter how elegant the words used to translate episodes like today's are, it's hard to read that

tend to think of 'paradise' as a type of vacation spot offering luxurious relaxation, God had a much different keep it, cherubim were placed at the entrance to keep them away from the Tree of Life (most English translations

The King James and other versions translate this a bit more euphemistically: they rose up to play. then once again, we have to work through the difficult language describing how God relented (alternate translation

Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 32 applies how the prophet, priest, and king roles translate into the life of We face different opponents and false teachers than John’s audience did in the first century, but his