Tag: Greek
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Bible Versification Compared
Chapter divisions and versification (dividing chapters by verse numbers) were added relatively late to our Christian biblical tradition. We do not attribute divine inspiration to the chapter and verse system, because, even though they are useful, they are artificial systems projected on top of the text, and, therefore, they hold no authority except as a…
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All Imperatives in the New Testament
All 1,098 imperatives in the New Testament, listed in both Nestle-Aland’s Novum Testamentum and the New American Standard Bible (1977). Note, some are requests and not commands. Also, note who is speaking to whom. Context is very important. Ref NA27 NASB77 Mat. 2:8 καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλέεμ εἶπεν, Πορευθέντες ἐξετάσατε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ…