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Sick, the
Verses
88 results- VerseJohn 5:3On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
- VerseLuke 10:9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
- VerseJohn 11:3So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
- VerseMatthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
- VerseLuke 5:31Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
People
195 results- PersonPaul the ApostleFirst-century apostle to the Gentiles; former Pharisee turned missionary and author of a significant portion of the New Testament.
- PersonSarahAbraham's wife — barren, then bearing Isaac by promise “past age” through faith; Paul's allegory of the covenant of promise (Gal 4; Heb 11:11).
- PersonLotAbraham's nephew — the man who walked by sight toward Sodom and was saved “so as by fire” (2 Pet 2:7–8).
- PersonHagarSarah's Egyptian servant and mother of Ishmael; the first person to name God — “Thou God seest me” (El Roi, 16:13).
- PersonIshmaelAbraham's son by Hagar — blessed and made a great nation, but not the covenant heir; Paul's figure of the flesh (Gal 4:21–31).
Places
107 results- PlaceCapernaumCapernaum is the fishing town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee that Jesus made his base. Matthew ends up calling it his own town.
- PlaceBeershebaThe well of the oath at the south of the land, where Abraham made his covenant with Abimelech and planted a tamarisk, where Isaac dug again, and where Elijah lay under the…
- PlacePenielThe ford of the Jabbok where Jacob wrestled God 'face to face' (Gen 32:30).
- PlaceGethsemaneThe olive garden across the Kidron at the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed three times that the cup might pass, was strengthened by an angel, and was betrayed…
- PlaceBabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
Manuscripts
34 results- ManuscriptAleppo CodexA 10th-century Hebrew manuscript of the entire Tanakh with full Masoretic apparatus; considered one of the most authoritative witnesses to the Masoretic Text.
- ManuscriptThe Rylands Fragment of John (P52)A scrap of John's Gospel about the size of a credit card, and for most of a century the oldest piece of the New Testament anyone had.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus I (P45)The oldest surviving book that holds all four Gospels and Acts together — though only a fifth of it is left.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus II (P46)The oldest substantial copy of Paul's letters — and it already treats Hebrews as one of them.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus III (P47)The oldest substantial copy of Revelation — ten leaves from the middle of the book.
Events
5 results- EventDavid's Coronation at HebronDavid's anointing as king — first over the tribe of Judah at Hebron (c. 1010 BCE), then over all Israel (c. 1003 BCE).
- EventCrucifixion of ChristThe public execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman crucifixion in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate — the central event of the Christian faith.
- EventBabylonian Exile (586 BCE)The Neo-Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple, and the resulting deportation of most of Judah's population — the central trauma of the Hebrew Bible.
- EventExodus from EgyptThe departure of Israel from Egyptian bondage under the leadership of Moses, foundational to Israel's self-understanding in the Hebrew Bible.
- EventGiving of the Law at SinaiThe covenant and law-giving at Mount Sinai following the Exodus; Israel receives the Ten Commandments and the broader Torah.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH2770 חֶרְמֵשׁ · chermêsh (Hebrew)a sickle (as cutting). The Hebrew word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH4038 מַגָּל · maggâl (Hebrew)a sickle. The Hebrew word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordG2577 κάμνω · kámnō (Greek)properly, to toil, i.e. (by implication) to tire (figuratively, faint, sicken). The Greek word stands 3 times in the original text.
- WordH2483 חֳלִי · chŏlîy (Hebrew)malady, anxiety, calamity. The Hebrew word stands 24 times in the original text.
- WordG772 ἀσθενής · asthenḗs (Greek)strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral). The Greek word stands 26 times in the original text.
Themes
20 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…
- ThemeFaith**Faith across the canon is less a feeling than a transaction: a person trusts what God has said and acts on it before the outcome is visible.** The Old Testament rarely uses…
- ThemeJusticeScripture's justice vocabulary runs on two paired Hebrew terms: *mishpat* (H4941), the right verdict rendered at the city gate — a legal, courtroom word — and *tsedaqah*…
- 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…
- ThemeLoveThe Old Testament's word for it is *chesed* — not a feeling but a covenant posture: steadfast, loyal, obligated love that keeps showing up whether or not it is deserved. God's…
Topics
1 resultProphecies
236 results- ProphecyTyre Never RebuiltThe ancient site of Tyre would become a fishing spot and never be rebuilt to its former glory.
- ProphecyTyre's Riches Thrown into the SeaTyre's building materials would be thrown into the sea.
- ProphecyBabylon Conquered by MedesThe Medes would be instrumental in Babylon's conquest.
- ProphecyEgypt No Longer Rules NationsEgypt would become a lowly kingdom and never again rule over other nations.
- ProphecyNile Dried Up at MemphisThe Nile channels at Memphis would dry up.
Apologetics
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478 results- VoiceJohn Calvin# John Calvin (1509–1564) French-born Reformer, theologian, and exegete. Primary systematic-theology voice of the Reformed tradition; his *Institutes of the Christian Religion*…
- VoiceKenneth HaginKenneth Erwin Hagin (August 20, 1917 – September 19, 2003) was an American Pentecostal-Charismatic preacher, healing-revival evangelist, and the recognized "father" of the…
- VoiceRemigius of RheimsRemigius — Rémi in French — was born about 437 in the region of Laon, in northern Gaul, into a Gallo-Roman family of rank. He was made bishop of Rheims at about twenty-two…
- VoicePalladius of GalatiaPalladius was born in Galatia, in central Asia Minor, about 363 or 364. In 386 he went to Egypt to see the monks, and the rest of his life came out of that decision. He spent…
- VoiceEznik of KolbEznik was an Armenian, born around 380, and he belongs to the single most productive generation in the history of his nation's literature. Armenia had adopted Christianity as a…
Apocrypha (study resources)
15 results- Study resourceSirach 7:35Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.
- Study resourceSirach 18:21Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.
- Study resource1 Maccabees 1:5And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 17:8For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be laughed at.
- Study resource1 Maccabees 6:8Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he…
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H2770חֶרְמֵשׁ chermêsh — a sickle (as cutting)H4038מַגָּל maggâl — a sickleG2577κάμνω kámnō — properly, to toil, i.e. (by implication) to
tire (figuratively, faint, sicken)H2483חֳלִי chŏlîy — malady, anxiety, calamityG772ἀσθενής asthenḗs — strengthless (in
various applications, literal, figurative and moral)G2192 — to hold (used in very various applications, literally
or figuratively, direct or remote