63. Why could the disciples not drive out the Demon?
Is Matthew 17:21 a later addition? Why were the disciples not able to drive the demon out of the son? Did Jesus give one reason, or two? According to older Versions like the King James Version, two...
View Article64 Flesh and bones of Jesus? Eph.5;30
Are members of the Church the flesh and bones of Jesus? Eph.5;30 In Ephesians 5:21-32 Paul addresses the roles of husband and wife in the marriage relationship. He likens the love and care the husband...
View Article73 Grace or Faith? Acts 6:8
Acts 6:8. Grace or Faith? In Acts 6 the history of the first martyr, Stephen is recorded. In verse five where he is chosen as the first of the seven deacons, he is mentioned as “a man full of faith and...
View Article74. Hearing mistakes Rev.1:5
Papyrus 18 (±220 A.D.) with “freed” in verse 5. Photocredit: Wikipedia Hearing mistakes Rev. 1;5 Have you ever made a hearing mistake? Let’s assume you have to translate the following sentence and is...
View Article79 Meeting on the way, Mat. 28:9
Meeting on the way, Matthew 28:9 When one becomes aware of how many differences there are between older and modern versions of the Bible, one can become alarmed. But when someone attributes these...
View Article82 Tradition of men vs. the Word of God.
Ceremonial washing of eating utensils, Mark 7:8 In Mark 7:1-4 the evangelist first gives the background to a conversation Jesus had with the Pharisees and teachers of the law. They were concerned with...
View Article83 WHAT IF WE FOUND THE ORIGINAL NEW TESTAMENT BUT DID NOT KNOW IT?
I post this most interesting article by Dan Wallace that he originally posted on the blog “Parchment and Pen” on 13 September 2007. In it he describes inter alia the criteria paleographers use to date...
View Article87. Take up the Cross. Mark 10:21
Take up the cross. Mark 10:21 Did Jesus address a specific problem in the life of this rich young man, or did He inform him of the requirements for following Jesus? Did Jesus mention one requirement or...
View Article88 Who bewitched you not to obey the truth?
Who bewitched you? Galatians 3:1 There are certain Biblical truths that can be added after every verse in the Bible, like the refrain “for his mercy is unchanging for ever.” found after each of the 26...
View Article92. “The Spirit was not yet” John 7,39
“The Spirit was not yet” John 7,39 What should one do when the source manuscript you are copying has a sentence that is open for misinterpretation? Should you just copy what is written, or should you...
View Article116 Was it an angel or an eagle that John saw flying through heaven?...
In Revelation 8:13 we are confronted with a variation that merits our full attention. Was it an angel or an eagle that John saw flying through heaven and making the announcement that the last three...
View Article118 The spirit of the Antichrist, 1 John 4:3
Why would confessing Jesus as born in the flesh be a standard by which to test the spirit within a prophet? 1 John 4:2 – 3: “Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus...
View Article123 Is Wisdom justified by his children or his deeds? Matthews 11:19
Is wisdom justified by God’s children, or by God’s deeds? KJV: Matthews 11:18 – 19: “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking,...
View Article124 “The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…” Ephesians 3:14
In most modern translations the words printed in bold are not found: “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” What would be the reason for leaving such an important...
View Article129 As Christ accepted You or Us; Romans 15:7
In many places in the Bible two or more groups of people are mentioned in opposition to one another. To which group we identify ourselves can blind us for something important in that Scripture. Do we...
View Article134 Grace versus works in Romans 11;6
To me the Word of God, as He had inspired the Bible Writers, is ample and the best. Sometimes one reads the Bible not noting a variation that deviates from the original, but when I do notice one, I...
View Article135 The Profit of Boasting. 2 Cor. 12:1
In 2 Corinthians 12:1 the Bible translator is confronted with four variations caused by a very slight difference in the Greek. There is found the word of our investigation that could either be “dei”=...
View Article136 Son or Donkey or Sheep in the well, Luke 14:5
Luke tells us of Jesus’ healing of the man who suffered of unusual swelling of the body due to water retention, also known as dropsy. This happened on a Sabbath day. Jesus defended Himself by asking...
View Article137 Regarding the day or not; Romans 14:6.
In Romans 14 verse 6 some manuscripts have additional text concerning the Sabbath and other holy days, not found in most modern versions of the Bible. The New King James Version has the additional...
View Article138 “Son of God” or “Son of man”?
How did Jesus refer to Himself? As “Son of God” or as “Son of man”? Jesus healed a man who had been born blind. This man was then banned from the temple by the Pharisees. When Jesus later met this man,...
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