A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.(1Ti 2:11-12 NASB) Commenting on this verse, the IVP Bible Backgrounds Commentary states: “The proper way for any novice to learn was submissively and “quietly” (a closely related […]
God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. (Gen 1:5 NASB) Since each creative day ends with the expression “there was evening and there was morning” is this an indication that they were 24 hours in length? Regarding this verse the NICOT […]
In my letter I wrote you to stop keeping company with sexually immoral people, 10 not meaning entirely with the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people or extortioners or idolaters. Otherwise, you would actually have to get out of the world. 11 But now I am writing you to stop keeping company with […]
But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light That grows brighter and brighter until full daylight (Proverbs 4:18) How do scholars explain this verse? A search on Biblehub.com yielded the following results: Peake’s commentary on the Bible “light and life are synonymous. Hence to ‘see light’ should not be taken in […]
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, And do not rely on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways take notice of him, And he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5, 6) Pulpit Commentary Verse 5. – Trust in the Lord (b’takh el y’hovah); literally, trust in Jehovah. Entire reliance upon Jehovah, […]
Now I urge you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you should all speak in agreement and that there should be no divisions among you, but that you may be completely united in the same mind and in the same line of thought. (1 Corinthians 1:10) Albert Barnes on 1 Corinthians […]