{"id":14302,"date":"2020-04-21T21:42:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/?p=14302"},"modified":"2026-03-08T08:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:21:27","slug":"a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religiousmind.net\/?p=14302","title":{"rendered":"A Shadow of the Good Things, Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another statement of the law of the Sabbath in Exodus reads as follows:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Masoretic Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">Septuagint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Exodus 23:12 (NET)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"160\">Exodus 23:12 (NETS)<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\">Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/9884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u0591\u05b9\u05ea<\/a>); that thine ox and thine ass may have rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/bible_cdo\/aid\/9884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u0597\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7<\/a>), and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease (<em>sh\u00e2bath<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lang\/lexicon\/lexicon.cfm?t=kjv&amp;strongs=h7673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05ea\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea<\/a>), in order that your ox and your donkey may rest (<em>n\u00fbach<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lang\/lexicon\/lexicon.cfm?t=kjv&amp;strongs=h5117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d7<\/a>) and that your female servant\u2019s son and the resident foreigner may refresh themselves.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Six days you shall do your tasks, but on the seventh day you shall rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapausis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>) in order that your ox and your draft animal might rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapaushtai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>) and that the son of your female servant and the guest might be refreshed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Six days shalt thou do thy works, and on the seventh day there shall be rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapausis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a>), that thine ox and thine ass may rest (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapaushtai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>), and that the son of thy maid-servant and the stranger may be refreshed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>All of these translations pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/12\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-4\/#_test\">test<\/a>\u2014<em>The Sabbath was made for people, <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/05\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-3\/#_ftn11\">not<\/a> people for the Sabbath<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u2014in my opinion.\u00a0 Here <em>rest <\/em>was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lang\/lexicon\/lexicon.cfm?t=kjv&amp;strongs=h7673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u0591\u05b9\u05ea<\/a> (<em>sh\u00e2bath<\/em>) in the clause <em>but on the seventh day thou shalt rest<\/em> in the Masoretic text, and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapausis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/a> in the Septuagint.\u00a0 The Hebrew root is the same in <em>and He rested<\/em> (<em>sh\u00e2bath<\/em>, \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u0599) <em>on the seventh day from all His work which He had made<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 The Greek root is the same in <em>Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/02\/17\/father-forgive-them-part-6\/#_ftn28\">gentle<\/a> and humble in heart, and you will find rest<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapausin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd<\/a>, a form of \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2) <em>for your souls<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second <em>rest<\/em>\u2014<em>that thine ox and thine ass may have rest<\/em>\u2014was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lang\/lexicon\/lexicon.cfm?t=kjv&amp;strongs=h5117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u0597\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7<\/a> (<em>n\u00fbach<\/em>) in the Masoretic text and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapaushtai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapauw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9<\/a>) in the Septuagint. \u00a0\u00a0The Hebrew root is the same in the ten commandments: <em>in six days HaShem made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested<\/em> (<em>n\u00fbach<\/em>, \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u0596\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7) <em>on the seventh day<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a> \u00a0The Greek root is the same in <em>Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anap.html#anapausw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c9<\/a>, a form of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03cd\u03c9).<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn5\"><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I looked up <em>may be refreshed<\/em> out of curiosity: It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lang\/lexicon\/lexicon.cfm?t=kjv&amp;strongs=h5314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b5\u05a5\u05e9\u05c1<\/a> (<em>n\u00e2phash<\/em>) in the Masoretic text and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anay.html#anayuxh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u1f7b\u03be\u1fc3<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/anay.html#anayucw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u03cd\u03c7\u03c9<\/a>) in the Septuagint.\u00a0 There is only one occurrence of a form of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u03cd\u03c7\u03c9 in the New Testament (2 Timothy 1:16-18 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/aney.html#aneyuxe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c8\u03c5\u03be\u03b5\u03bd<\/a> a form of \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u03cd\u03c7\u03c9)<\/em> me and was not ashamed<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn6\"><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> of my imprisonment. \u00a0But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn7\"><sup>[7]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> searched for me and found me.\u00a0 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! \u00a0And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was about to return to Exodus when a question came to mind: Did Paul consider Onesiphorus a fellow believer?\u00a0 <em>May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!<\/em>\u00a0 Is that the way he would write about a fellow believer?\u00a0 I won\u2019t argue yea or nay here.\u00a0 But it sent me back to Jesus\u2019 teaching as it shed some light on something I had heard the night before.\u00a0 I\u2019ll try to put all this back into perspicuous form.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Way_of_the_Master\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todd Friel<\/a> often.\u00a0 He is a bit snarky for my taste.\u00a0 (Perhaps, I should say that his snarkiness appeals way too much to my flesh.) \u00a0Apparently, he did stand-up comedy<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn8\"><sup>[8]<\/sup><\/a> in another life.\u00a0 The night before I began this study a YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=toE9_S_3IYc&amp;t=142s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> titled, \u201cThe #1 reason there are so many FALSE Christian converts,\u201d was the clickbait I needed to deviate from my usual course.\u00a0 Mr. Friel explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The problem is they aren&#8217;t presenting the gospel&#8230;God will pull the rug out from under anybody to get their attention.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s not that He wants them to come to him so the rug can be replaced.\u00a0 He wants to get their attention so that they recognize: You&#8217;re at the end of your rope because I hold the rope, and one day I&#8217;m going to pull your rope in and I am going to judge you for every thought, word and deed.\u00a0 And if you are not hidden in the cleft of the rock, My Son the Lord Jesus Christ, I will grind you to powder.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The next morning Paul\u2019s prayer for Onesiphorus\u2014<em>May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day<\/em>\u2014sent me back to Jesus\u2019 description of <em>that day<\/em> (Matthew 25:31-40 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a id=\"_righteous\"><\/a>\u201cWhen the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/09\/26\/romans-part-18\/#sdfootnote26sym\">angels<\/a> with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. \u00a0All the nations <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/09\/26\/romans-part-18\/#sdfootnote27sym\">will be assembled<\/a> before him, and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/09\/26\/romans-part-18\/#sdfootnote28sym\">he will separate<\/a> people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats <em>[<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/09\/26\/romans-part-18\/#_Table6\">Table<\/a>]<\/em>. \u00a0He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. \u00a0Then the king will say to those on his right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. \u00a0For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn12\"><sup>[12]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> me.\u2019 \u00a0Then the righteous will answer him, \u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? \u00a0When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? \u00a0When did we see you sick<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn13\"><sup>[13]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> or in prison and visit you?\u2019 \u00a0And the king will answer them, \u2018I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a id=\"_believers\"><\/a>The Greek word translated <em>brothers or sisters<\/em> was <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ade.html#adelfwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u1ff6\u03bd<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ade.html#adelfos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2<\/a>).\u00a0 Paul wrote believers in Rome (Romans 8:28-30 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose, because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters <em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/ade.html#adelfois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2<\/a>, another form of \u1f00\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2)<\/em>. \u00a0And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Those who were <em>accursed <\/em>demonstrated no care or concern (<a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+25:42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 25:42-45<\/a>) for Jesus\u2019 brothers and sisters: <em>\u201cThen he will say to those on his left, \u2018Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!\u2019<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn14\"><sup>[14]<\/sup><\/a> \u00a0<em>And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous <\/em>(e.g., those who demonstrated some level of care or concern for Jesus\u2019 brothers and sisters) <em>into eternal life.\u201d<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn15\"><sup>[15]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life<\/em>, Jesus taught his disciples, <em>so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes<\/em> (John 5:21-24 NET).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, so that all people will <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/08\/07\/hannahs-prayer-part-4\/#_ftn5\">honor<\/a> the Son just as they <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/08\/07\/hannahs-prayer-part-4\/#_ftn6\">honor<\/a> the Father. \u00a0The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him <em>[<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/08\/07\/hannahs-prayer-part-4\/#_Table40\">Table<\/a>]<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jesus defined <em>eternal life<\/em> for us in a prayer to his Father: <em>Now this is eternal life\u2014that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn16\"><sup>[16]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 And the Holy Spirit reminded me of more knowledge of the Judge the Father appointed, who He is, how He judges.\u00a0 Jesus taught his disciples (Matthew 10:40-42 NET):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. \u00a0Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn17\"><sup>[17]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> a prophet\u2019s reward.\u00a0 Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn18\"><sup>[18]<\/sup><\/a><\/em> a righteous person\u2019s reward. \u00a0And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I received a gospel similar to the one presented by Mr. Friel: Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ or burn in hell for all eternity.\u00a0 I was <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2013\/02\/09\/you-must-be-gentle-part-3\/#_heaven\">five<\/a>.\u00a0 I don\u2019t recall any of the emotional baggage that would be so offensive to adults.\u00a0 It was simply another fact, like cross at the crosswalk with the light, or a bus will run you down.\u00a0 But there was always an undercurrent, and since I wasn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2013\/02\/09\/you-must-be-gentle-part-3\/#_outside\">availing<\/a> myself of the word of God as a precision diagnostic and surgical <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/12\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-4\/#_instrument\">instrument<\/a>, I didn\u2019t recognize that undercurrent as the <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Galatians+5:17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flesh<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Ephesians+4:22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">old man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That <em>undercurrent <\/em>became progressively more vociferous throughout my young life:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I wanted to save myself from an eternity in a lake of fire.\u00a0 And now, lo and behold, I find that I have become\u2014inadvertently\u2014a Christian!\u00a0 Not a day goes by that I don\u2019t discover yet another restriction in an endless list of prohibitions to which I must conform because I am a Christian!\u00a0 On top of that there is another endless list of things I must do because I am a Christian, chief among these is to rope my friends into a way of life I would not wish on my worst enemy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If that <em>undercurrent <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dh0210A-VZo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sounds<\/a> a little like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Pesci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Pesci<\/a> in the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Cousin_Vinny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Cousin Vinny<\/a>, well, that\u2019s a bit of literary license.\u00a0 As a hilariously triumphant example of all things working together for good, even that <em>undercurrent <\/em>has become a strong motivation to <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/12\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-4\/#_instrument\">rest<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/06\/24\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-1\/#_fruit\">fruit<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/John+16:7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holy Spirit<\/a>\u2014once I began to recognize that the voice of that <em>undercurrent <\/em>wasn\u2019t mine.<\/p>\n<p>I was one of the most false converts to Christ.\u00a0 But God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit hasn\u2019t given up on me yet.\u00a0 Mr. Friel also mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moodybible.org\/beliefs\/positional-statements\/substitutionary-atonement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">substitutionary atonement<\/a> as something important to the Gospel: <em>For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received\u2014that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn19\"><sup>[19]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 <em>For the wages of sin is death<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn20\"><sup>[20]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clearly substitutionary atonement is <em>of first importance<\/em>.\u00a0 Given my <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/06\/23\/who-am-i-part-3\/\">history<\/a>, however, I\u2019m wary whenever the doctrine of substitutionary atonement substitutes faith in punishment for faith in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyndalearchive.com\/Brewer\/author.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Instone-Brewer<\/a> in his essay, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierchristianity.com\/Past-Issues\/2016\/May-2016\/Did-God-Punish-Jesus-on-the-Cross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did God Punish Jesus on the Cross?<\/a>,\u201d offers a better introduction to this concern than I <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2014\/10\/18\/my-reasons-and-my-reason-part-5\/#_slow\">have done<\/a> or am doing here.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is to discourage anyone from answering the call of God in Jesus Christ, just a reminder that God is not the enemy here.\u00a0 Sin is the enemy.\u00a0 <em>For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received\u2014<\/em><em>that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/04\/15\/introduction\/#_ftn2\">day<\/a> according to the scriptures<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn21\"><sup>[21]<\/sup><\/a> because <em>this is the way God loved the world: He gave <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/07\/31\/a-door-of-hope-part-1\/#_ftn11\">his<\/a> one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. \u00a0For God did not send <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/07\/31\/a-door-of-hope-part-1\/#_ftn12\">his<\/a> Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn22\"><sup>[22]<\/sup><\/a> <em>I will not speak with you much longer<\/em>, Jesus told his disciples, <em>for the ruler of this world<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn23\"><sup>[23]<\/sup><\/a> <em>is coming.\u00a0 He has no power over me, but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn24\"><sup>[24]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Joeseph considered divorcing Mary because she was already pregnant, <em>an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, \u201cJoseph, son of <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/18\/immorality\/#sdfootnote8sym\">David<\/a>, do not be afraid to take <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/18\/immorality\/#sdfootnote9sym\">Mary<\/a> as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit <\/em>[<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/05\/18\/immorality\/#_Table2\">Table<\/a>]<em>. \u00a0She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Acts+18:10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his people<\/a> from their sins.\u201d<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn25\"><sup>[25]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 <em>He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. \u00a0By <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2018\/09\/20\/atonement-part-7\/#_ftn34\">his<\/a> wounds you were healed<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn26\"><sup>[26]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/authors\/john-piper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Piper<\/a> preached a sermon\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/messages\/christ-died-for-our-sins-that-we-might-die-to-sin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christ Died for Our Sins That We Might Die to Sin<\/a>\u2014that is clearer than anything I\u2019ve written.<\/p>\n<p>It is true that there was wrath in the past.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L64Hs8seswc&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Canyon<\/a> in Arizona is a visible memorial to a time when <em>The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn27\"><sup>[27]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 There is a time of wrath and revelation of Jesus Christ yet to come.\u00a0 <em>Now, dear friends<\/em>, Peter wrote, <em>do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day. \u00a0The<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn28\"><sup>[28]<\/sup><\/a> <em>Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn29\"><sup>[29]<\/sup><\/a> <em>because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_ftn30\"><sup>[30]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Different believers estimate the strength of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mak.html#makroqumei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mak.html#makroqumew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03c9<\/a>; NET: <em>patient<\/em>; KJV: <em>longsuffering<\/em>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/bou.html#boulomenos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/a> (a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/bou.html#boulomai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>) in different ways.\u00a0 The NET translators, for instance, chose <em>wish <\/em>for \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 where the KJV translators chose <em>longsuffering<\/em>.\u00a0 The Koine Greek Lexicon online indicates that forms of <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/bou.html#boulomai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> with a negative, as it is here (<a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/mh.html#mh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bc\u1f74<\/a> \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2), mean \u201cto refuse, not to consent.\u201d\u00a0 Likewise, I may have a different experience of God\u2019s patience than one who has never strayed far from Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>To end this excursion where it began: the <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2017\/07\/31\/sexual-immorality-revisited-part-3\/#_grace\">man<\/a> who marveled at Jesus\u2019 definition of <em>eternal life<\/em> in my musical composition not only alerted me to how illiterate I had actually become, caring more for the sounds of words than their meaning, he also provided me with a handy tool\u2014<em>this is<\/em>\u2014to begin to understand the Bible better.\u00a0 This Jew who found philosophical comfort in Buddhism, who thought that salvation by faith was too non-human to be true the last time I had any contact with him, was a great help to me in my journey to know the only true God and Jesus Christ. \u00a0May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day.<\/p>\n<p>Tables comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table1\">Exodus 23:12<\/a> in the Tanakh, KJV and NET, and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table2\">Exodus 23:12<\/a> in the Septuagint (BLB and Elpenor) follow.\u00a0 Following those are tables comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table3\">2 Timothy 1:16, 17<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table5\">25:36<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table6\">25:39<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table7\">10:41<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table8\">John 14:30<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/21\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-5\/#_Table9\">2 Peter 3:9<\/a> in the NET and KJV.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/shemot-exodus-chapter-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hebrewoldtestament.com\/B02C023.htm#V12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (KJV)<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Exodus+23:12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (NET)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest and that your female servant\u2019s son and the resident foreigner may refresh themselves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueletterbible.org\/lxx\/exo\/23\/12\/t_bibles_73012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (Septuagint BLB)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=2&amp;page=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (Septuagint Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f13\u03be \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f11\u03b2\u03b4\u1f79\u03bc\u1fc3 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03b2\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03b6\u1f7b\u03b3\u03b9\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u1f7b\u03be\u1fc3 \u1f41 \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u1f77\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f75\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u1f13\u03be \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u1f75\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u1fb3 \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f11\u03b2\u03b4\u1f79\u03bc\u1fc3 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f71\u03c0\u03b1\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03b2\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03b6\u1f7b\u03b3\u03b9\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c8\u1f7b\u03be\u1fc3 \u1f41 \u03c5\u1f31\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u1f77\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f75\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ccat.sas.upenn.edu\/nets\/edition\/02-exod-nets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (NETS)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellopos.net\/elpenor\/greek-texts\/septuagint\/chapter.asp?book=2&amp;page=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Six days you shall do your tasks, but on the seventh day you shall rest in order that your ox and your draft animal might rest and that the son of your female servant and the guest might be refreshed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Six days shalt thou do thy works, and on the seventh day there shall be rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and that the son of thy maid-servant and the stranger may be refreshed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table3\"><\/a>2 Timothy 1:16, 17 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 Timothy 1:16, 17 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Timothy+1:16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b4\u1ff4\u03b7 \u1f14\u03bb\u03b5\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f48\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c6\u1f79\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u1ff3, \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f71\u03ba\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f00\u03bd\u1f73\u03c8\u03c5\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u1f05\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/epai.html#epaiscunqh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03c9 \u03bf\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c8\u03c5\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03c5\u03ba <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/epai.html#epaiscunw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b4\u03c9\u03b7 \u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9 \u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03c9 \u03bf\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c8\u03c5\u03be\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03c5\u03ba \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Timothy+1:17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1fec\u1f7d\u03bc\u1fc3 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/sp.html#spoudaiws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1f77\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> <\/strong>\u1f10\u03b6\u1f75\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f57\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/sp.html#spoudaioteron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<\/a> \u03b5\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c1\u03c9\u03bc\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table5\"><\/a>Matthew 25:36 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Matthew 25:36 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.\u2019<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+25:36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03b2\u1f71\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5, \u1f20\u03c3\u03b8\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u1f73\u03c8\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5, \u1f10\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u1fc7 \u1f24\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hl.html#hlqate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f24\u03bb\u03b8\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> <\/strong>\u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hl.html#hlqete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b7\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table6\"><\/a>Matthew 25:39 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Matthew 25:39 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?\u2019<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+25:39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03c0\u1f79\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u1f73 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f34\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/asq.html#asqenounta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/a> <\/strong>\u1f22 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u1fc7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f24\u03bb\u03b8\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/asq.html#asqenh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7<\/a> \u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b8\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b7 \u03b5\u03bd \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03ba\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b8\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table7\"><\/a>Matthew 10:41 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Matthew 10:41 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet\u2019s reward.\u00a0 Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person\u2019s reward.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet\u2019s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man\u2019s reward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+10:41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u1f41 \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1f75\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1f75\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u1f78\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u1f75\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhmyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a><\/strong>, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u1f78\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5 <strong>\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table8\"><\/a>John 14:30 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John 14:30 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. \u00a0He has no power over me,<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/John+14:30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/43\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/43\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u1f73\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u1f75\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8\u1fbf \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f14\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u1f79\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f04\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd\u0387 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u1f73\u03bd<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba \u03b5\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8 \u03c5\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b1\u03c1 \u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#toutou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/a> <\/strong>\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c5\u03ba \u03b5\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b8 \u03c5\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b1\u03c1 \u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c5\u03ba \u03b5\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"_Table9\"><\/a>2 Peter 3:9 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Peter+3:9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET Parallel Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"213\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u1f50 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2, \u1f65\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u1f7b\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f21\u03b3\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/um.html#umas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2<\/a><\/strong>, \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1f73\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c0\u1f71\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/o.html#o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bf<\/a> <\/strong>\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hm.html#hmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2<\/a> \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 <strong>\u03bf <\/strong>\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/05\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-3\/#_Table43\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn2\"><\/a><sup>[2]<\/sup> Genesis 2:2b (Tanakh) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/05\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-3\/#_Table5\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn3\"><\/a><sup>[3]<\/sup> Matthew 11:29 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/02\/17\/father-forgive-them-part-6\/#_Table9\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn4\"><\/a><sup>[4]<\/sup> Exodus 20:11a (Tanakh) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2020\/04\/12\/a-shadow-of-the-good-things-part-4\/#_Table9\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn5\"><\/a><sup>[5]<\/sup> Matthew 11:28 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn6\"><\/a><sup>[6]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Timothy+1:16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/2TI.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/epai.html#epaiscunqh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/epai.html#epaiscunw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn7\"><\/a><sup>[7]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Timothy+1:17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/2TI.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/sp.html#spoudaiws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u1f77\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/55\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/sp.html#spoudaioteron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<\/a> (KJV: <em>very diligently<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn8\"><\/a><sup>[8]<\/sup> The online <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/Judge_Not.html?id=UhnJwgEACAAJ&amp;source=kp_author_description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ad<\/a> for one of his books describes the author this way: \u201cTodd Friel studied to be a pastor for four years but neglected to actually get saved. \u00a0He abandoned church ministry plans and did secular TV, radio and stand-up comedy for 6 years. \u00a0Gratefully, God saved Todd (from hell and stand-up comedy).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn12\"><\/a><sup>[12]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+25:36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/MAT.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hl.html#hlqate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f24\u03bb\u03b8\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hl.html#hlqete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b7\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5<\/a> (KJV: <em>ye came<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn13\"><\/a><sup>[13]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+25:39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/MAT.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/asq.html#asqenounta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f00\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/asq.html#asqenh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn14\"><\/a><sup>[14]<\/sup> Matthew 25:41 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn15\"><\/a><sup>[15]<\/sup> Matthew 25:46 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn16\"><\/a><sup>[16]<\/sup> John 17:3 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn17\"><\/a><sup>[17]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+10:41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/MAT.10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhmyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> (KJV: <em>shall receive<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn18\"><\/a><sup>[18]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/Matthew+10:41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/MAT.10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhmyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/40\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/lh.html#lhyetai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bb\u03b7\u03c8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9<\/a> (KJV: <em>shall receive<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn19\"><\/a><sup>[19]<\/sup> 1 Corinthians 15:3 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn20\"><\/a><sup>[20]<\/sup> Romans 6:23a (KJV)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn21\"><\/a><sup>[21]<\/sup> 1 Corinthians 15:3b, 4 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2012\/04\/15\/introduction\/#_Table1\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn22\"><\/a><sup>[22]<\/sup> John 3:16, 17 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/07\/31\/a-door-of-hope-part-1\/#_Table9\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn23\"><\/a><sup>[23]<\/sup> The <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/43\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/to.html#toutou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/a> following <em>world<\/em> and preceding <em>ruler<\/em>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/John+14:30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/JHN.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/43\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> did not.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn24\"><\/a><sup>[24]<\/sup> John 14:30, 31 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn25\"><\/a><sup>[25]<\/sup> Matthew 1:20, 21 (NET)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn26\"><\/a><sup>[26]<\/sup> 1 Peter 2:24 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2018\/09\/20\/atonement-part-7\/#_Table9\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn27\"><\/a><sup>[27]<\/sup> Genesis 6:6 (NET) <a href=\"https:\/\/intelligent-torvalds.74-208-171-134.plesk.page\/2019\/07\/31\/a-door-of-hope-part-1\/#_Table3\">Table<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn28\"><\/a><sup>[28]<\/sup> The <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had the article <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/o.html#o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03bf<\/a> preceding <em>Lord<\/em>.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Peter+3:9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/2PE.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> did not.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn29\"><\/a><sup>[29]<\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/netbible.org\/bible\/2+Peter+3:9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NET parallel Greek<\/a> text and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-bible.com\/en\/bible\/NA28\/2PE.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NA<sup>28<\/sup><\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/um.html#umas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2<\/a> here, where the <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/Stephanus\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephanus Textus Receptus<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/textusreceptusbibles.com\/GBMT\/61\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byzantine Majority Text<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/greekdoc.github.io\/lexicon\/hm.html#hmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c2<\/a> (KJV: <em>us<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_ftn30\"><\/a><sup>[30]<\/sup> 2 Peter 3:8, 9 (NET)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another statement of the law of the Sabbath in Exodus reads as follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh) Exodus 23:12 (NET) Exodus 23:12 (NETS) Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor) Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh &hellip; 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