This note differs from most of the others. In it I am looking at the different translations of one verse – Mark 14:1. What grabbed my interest is the use of the work sly in the New International Version. I don’t recall seeing that word in many Bible passages. How did the other versions render […]
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Sly
February 7th, 2009 · No Comments
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They Know Who He Is
February 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Mark 1:34 (New International Version) and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was. The demons knew who Jesus was. They knew he was the son of God. I believe that spiritual beings recognize one another. […]
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Hearts and Minds
February 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Mark 6:51-52 (New International Version) 51 Then he (Jesus) climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. A little background In Mark chapter 6, Jesus had fed 5,000 men (10,000 people?) with five loaves of […]
Tags: Mark · miracles · New Testament