Mark 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Was the stone at the sepulchre big?
Version Differences - 1 Corinthian 7
1 Corinthian 7
22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. (ESV)
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. (KJV)
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Many ways that Jesus is known as
John 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
KJV mobile app error Ezekiel 25:6
Ezekiel 25:6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy ... despite against the land of Israel; (KJV)
Ezekiel 25:6 For thus says the Lord God:Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, (ESV)
Clapping
For some Christians clapping is a must during worship. They say it pleases Jehovah. Does the bible support this? A simple search in a bible app would tell us that it does:
Psalms 47:1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Even nature is invited to join the celebration in honouring Jehovah:
Psalms 98:8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
And the Lord himself says:
Isaiah 55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Guess what it also led me to find words missing in the bible app.
Jesus's Prophecies and the results
1. Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
2. Mark 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
What God says about Jesus
Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Suicides in the bible
2 Samuel 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
What from the bible is not evident at once
John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Meaning of Naomi
Ruth 1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Can we find the meaning of Naomi in the Bible?
What Jesus says on Why he came
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
Elkanah's loan
1 Samuel 2:20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
What Jesus admits, he is
John 18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
Acts 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Mark 12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Mark 14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
King of the Jews - The names of Jesus
Mark 15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
Mark 15:9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
Mark 15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
Mark 15:18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! (These are the soldiers getting Jesus ready for crucification.
Mark 15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The word 'Sect'
Sect appears five times in the entire bible:
Acts 5:17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Acts 15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Acts 26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Acts 28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
for it is written!
Matthew 26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
Mark 14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
Where is it written?
Mark 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Joses
The name of Joses appears 6 times in the KJV bible
Matthew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Matthew 27:56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
Mark 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
Ghost
Mark 15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Meanings provided in the bible
Mark 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
Men with different names in the bible
Acts 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
Words mentioned only twice in the bible
1. Usury
2. Mahershalalhashbaz
3. Apes
4. Homeborn
5. Barsabas
Forgiveness has scope in two worlds
Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Tharshish = Tarshish in KJV of Bible
Tharshish = Tarshish (21 matches in KJV) (ref. 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21)
We have Tharshish in:
1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48 ; 1 Chronicles 7:10
And Tarshish in:
Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7; 2 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 20:36/37; Esther 1:14; Psalms 48:7; Psalms 72:10 ; Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 23:1/6/10/14; Isaiah 60:9; Isaiah 66:19; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12/25; Ezekiel 38:13; Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2.
ESV version uses only the spelling 'Tarshish' in all the above books.
Hiram = Huram
KJV:
Hiram (19 matches) = Huram (11 matches) (ref. 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21)
ESV:
Hiram (26 matches)
Huram (3 matches)
Who's Hiram?
“Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram- abi, 14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. (ESV)
Why were the apes shipped?
1 Kings 10:22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
This is also mentioned in
2 Chronicles 9:21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
second death
Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
The book of Jasher (in KJV) or Jashar (in ESV)
The book of Jasher is mentioned twice in KJV Bible.
In Joshua 10:13 it is mentioned to have details of the sun and the moon until Israel avenged upon its enemies and
In 2 Samuel 1:18 it is mentioned to have details of the use of bow
Do we have the copy of the book of Jasher? It would be interesting to learn what other information it contains.
Why is it not included in the Bible? It is strange that two references are made and yet it is not available within the Bible.
Kirjathjearim - mentioned 17 times in KJV
1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
Kirjathjearim above is name of a person, Kirjathjearim is also the name of a place.
Monday, 5 May 2014
In blood is life
What does the bible say:
Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. blood is life
Is this a clue that understanding all about blood may answer what make life life?
What does science say:
New blood can 'recharge old brain'
5 May 2014 15:39
By Helen Briggs
BBC News
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Deuteronomy 11:13 - 15
The imperfections we perceive in the world around us are in reality the ingredients of the fine tuning of the Creator for our world.
Our displeasures in this world are the result of our failure to acknowledge the presence of the Almighty God leading us to ignore the moral standards set by Him. (Refer to Deuteronomy 11:13 to 11:15).
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