Ephesians 3:1-7 Paul begins a sentence and gives the subject, "I, Paul," but doesn't complete it before the period in verse 7. Checked with commentary which says it picks back up in verse 14. Ephesians 3:6 "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs..." Main point of Paul's rabbit running. Ephesians 3:20-21 Sounds like a …
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Ephesians 1:17-19 "That...God...may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of …
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Galatians 6:2 "Bear ye one another's burdens..." Galatians 6:5 "For every man shall bear his own burden." Depending on the translation you use, this could be confusing. This is why a deeper study into the scripture is needed, and why some translations are easier to understand. The words translated in the King James Version for …
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Galatians 4:4 "...made of a woman, made under the law" Jesus was man that He might save us. He had to be one of us. Galatians 5:3 "...every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." Not that circumcision means anything, but if you do it to comply with …
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Galatians 3:6-8 "...Abraham believed God...they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham...In thee shall all nations be blessed." Abraham was told he would bless the world and be the father of many nations. He believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Those who believe as he did are …
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Paul comes full circle in chapter 2 from the argument he began in chapter 1. Galatians 1:6-10 asks the question regarding the Galatians' turn from the true gospel to a perversion of it. It seemed odd that Paul would mention the problem and then go off on a defense of his apostleship, but he was …
Galatians 1:1 "...an apostle, (not of men, neither by man..." I have heard that Paul was God's choice to replace Judas as part of the original twelve, that the others moved too quickly to appoint Matthias. But it appears that God didn't object to Matthias. The men prayed and cast lots to seek God's will. …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 