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Verses
155 results- Verse1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
- Verse1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
- VersePsalms 83:5For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
- VerseColossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
- VerseIsaiah 43:21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
People
4 results- PersonJeroboam IIIsrael's long-reigning northern king (2 Kings 14:23-29) whose military success and prosperity form the golden backdrop Amos and Hosea prophesied against.
- PersonAdamThe first man — formed of dust and God's breath, image-bearer, and federal head of the race in whom all sinned.
- PersonAnnasFormer high priest and father-in-law of Caiaphas, before whom Jesus was first examined (John 18:13,19-24).
- PersonPaul the ApostleFirst-century apostle to the Gentiles; former Pharisee turned missionary and author of a significant portion of the New Testament.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH3335 יָצַר · yâtsar (Hebrew)to mould into a form. The Hebrew word stands 62 times in the original text.
- WordG3446 μόρφωσις · mórphōsis (Greek)formation, i.e. (by implication), appearance (semblance or (concretely) formula). The Greek word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH6699 צוּרָה · tsûwrâh (Hebrew)a rock (Job 28:10). The Hebrew word stands 4 times in the original text.
- WordG5296 ὑποτύπωσις · hypotýpōsis (Greek)typification under (after), i.e. (concretely) a sketch (figuratively) for imitation. The Greek word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH4941 מִשְׁפָּט · mishpâṭ (Hebrew)properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective)…. The Hebrew word stands…
Concepts
2 resultsThemes
4 results- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeGraceGrace is God's unearned favor. The Hebrew word for it is *chen* — a gift given because the giver is gracious, not because the receiver has earned it — and it is *chen* that the…
- ThemeWorshipScripture's worship vocabulary carries two roots held together: *shachah* (to bow down, prostrate) and *abad* (to serve, to labor for). *Shachah* is first rendered "worship" at…
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
Topics
2 resultsProphecies
2 results- ProphecyHands and Feet PiercedWritten approximately 1000 BC, this psalm describes piercing of hands and feet — a form of execution (crucifixion) that did not exist in David's time.
- ProphecyTyre Never RebuiltThe ancient site of Tyre would become a fishing spot and never be rebuilt to its former glory.
Apologetics
4 results- ApologeticsThe Moral Argument for God's ExistenceJ. L. Mackie, the twentieth century's most formidable atheist philosopher, agreed that objective moral values would be entities of a very strange sort, utterly different from…
- ApologeticsThe Resurrection: Historical CasePaul's list of resurrection witnesses in 1 Corinthians 15:3-7 is a formula he received before he wrote it — dated by scholars across the spectrum, believing and atheist alike…
- ApologeticsEarly Church Creedal Formulas1 Corinthians 15:3-7 is not Paul's composition — he says he "received" it, and its Aramaic name-forms, non-Pauline vocabulary and balanced clauses mark it as a fixed formula…
- ApologeticsOrigin of Life Probability ThresholdsEugene Koonin of the National Center for Biotechnology Information calculated the odds of a coupled replication-translation system arising by chance anywhere in the observable…
Featured studies
4 results- StudyThe Mind of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11The hymn's own V-shape: descent to the death of the cross, then exaltation to the name above every name: and the mind Paul commands the church to share.
- StudyThe Mathematical Order of the Bible: the worked proofsThe long-form arithmetic behind the Bible codes: Genesis 1:1 letter by letter, the triangular numbers, the heptadic structures: every figure recomputable with a pencil.
- StudyThe Bible and the Ancient Near EastHammurabi, Gilgamesh, Enuma Elish and the Hittite treaty form set honestly beside Genesis, Exodus and Deuteronomy, what does a parallel actually prove?
- StudyWhy Jesus Spoke in ParablesThe disciples asked the question outright — Matthew 13:10 — and Jesus answered it from Isaiah 6. One form of speech that reveals and conceals at once, and the text says both without blushing.
Voices
12 results- VoiceJohn BurkeJohn Burke is an American evangelical pastor, author, and speaker. He is the founder (1998) and former lead pastor of Gateway Church (Austin, Texas) — a multi-site church grown…
- VoiceChuck MisslerDr. Charles Wendell "Chuck" Missler (May 28, 1934 – May 1, 2018) was an American Christian Bible teacher, businessman, author, and former US Naval Academy graduate (1956) and…
- VoiceTimothy AlberinoTimothy Alberino is an American Charismatic-evangelical Bible teacher, author, and former field investigator with GenSix Productions, where he was associated with Steve Quayle…
- VoiceJohn FoxeJohn Foxe (1516/17 – April 18, 1587) was an English Protestant clergyman, theologian, and historian, principally known for *Acts and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous…
- VoiceTyrannius RufinusRufinus was born about 345 at Concordia, near Aquileia in northeastern Italy. He studied at Rome, where he formed a close friendship with a fellow student from the same region…
Apocrypha (study resources)
66 results- Study resource1 Enoch 64:1And other forms I saw hidden in that place.
- Study resourceSirach 21:1My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more, but ask pardon for thy former sins.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 11:17For thy Almighty hand, that made the world of matter without form, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears or fierce lions,
- Study resource1 Enoch 27:4In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which He has assigned them (their lot).’
- Study resource1 Enoch 15:6But you were formerly spiritual, living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of the world.
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H3335יָצַר yâtsar — to mould into a formG3446μόρφωσις mórphōsis — formation, i.e. (by implication), appearance (semblance or
(concretely) formula)H6699צוּרָה tsûwrâh — a rock (Job 28:10)G5296ὑποτύπωσις hypotýpōsis — typification under
(after), i.e. (concretely) a sketch (figuratively) for
imitationH4941מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penaltyH2342חוּל chûwl — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear