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King Herod hears about Jesus and thinks he is John the Baptist raised from the dead.
Mark 6:14-29
Arc.
Matthew 5:13-16
Main point summary. Bracket.
Matthew 5:13-16
Phrase.
Mark 8:27-9:1
Phrase.
Mark 8:10-30
Phrase.
Mark 8:1-9
Mark 7 overview.
Mark 7:1-37
Phrase.
Mark 6:45-56
Phrase.
Mark 7:14-30
Phrase.
Mark 7:1-13
Phrase.
Mark 4:35-41
Phrase.
Mark 1:21-28
Phrase.
Mark 1:9-20
Phrase.
Mark 1:1-8
Phrase.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Diagram.
Philippians 1:3-11
I.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:16
Arc.
Acts 1:1-11
Paul, the legitimate apostle by the very command of God and Jesus, addresses his genuine representat...
1 Timothy 1:1-2
Paul urges Timothy to remain in Ephesus in order to counteract false teaching while promoting true Christian love.
1 Timothy 1:3-7
God's law is good provided it is used lawfully.
1 Timothy 1:8-11
Paul thanks Jesus Christ for showing him mercy and appointing him for service even though he was the...
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Even though false teachers will arise forbidding marriage and the eating of certain foods, neverthel...
1 Timothy 4:1-5
Paul urges Timothy to fight in the right battle by holding fast to faith and good conscience, that h...
1 Timothy 1:18-20
This text highlights that deacons (or church workers) should be persons of dignity, who should serve...
1 Timothy 3:8-13
Verses 14-15 stress Paul's occasion for writing- if delayed, he wants Tim to know how the leader of a church should conduct himself.
1 Timothy 3:14-16
Because of the universally-applicable gospel message that there is a mediator who gave himself as a ...
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Paul gives further instruction on how the church ought to conduct itself, focusing on prayer for men and proper adorning for women.
1 Timothy 2:8-15
The imperatives of v.
1 Timothy 6:2-10
Paul gives four imperatives to Timothy (flee, pursue, fight, take hold) and then formally charges Ti...
1 Timothy 6:11-16
Timothy should command "the rich" to bank their hopes on uncertain "riches" but on the God who "richly" supplies all things.
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Scene 1: : Wise men arrive looking for the true King of the Jews (vv.
Matthew 2:1-12
Matthew records how Jesus' birth took place, in fulfillment of OT prophecy.
Matthew 1:18-25
Joseph's obedience to the angel's warning serves historically as the means by which the Messiah Son ...
Matthew 2:13-15
The words of Jeremiah offer an explanation of what seems like senseless violence by Herod.
Matthew 2:16-18
John the baptist comes forcefully on the scene in this text, calling Israel to repentance and prepar...
Matthew 3:1-12
God demonstrates his continued protection and leading to Jesus' family, bringing them to Nazareth to fulfill the Scriptures.
Matthew 2:19-23
Paul exhorts believers in view of what he has set forth in Rom 1-11 (summarized as "the mercies of G...
Romans 12:1-2
This paragraph serves to explain what is meant by "Be transformed" in v.
Romans 12:3-8
The logical main point of ch.
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
I.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
In vv.
1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
The phrase loipon oun  signals a conclusion from the previous chapters, and it introduces the f...
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
The logical main point in vv.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
The main point of vv.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Throughout this section, Paul contrasts those who are in darkness (unbelievers) and those who are in the light (believers).
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
 As Carson and Moo state, "t he letter closes in a typical way, with final brief exhortations, ...
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
Verses 9-13 are one sentence in Greek with no main verb, though most Eng.
Romans 12:9-13
In 12:14-21, Paul continues his discussion of the marks of the true Christian, begun in v.
Romans 12:14-21
The text has two crucial indicative 2nd person plural statements in vv.
Matthew 5:13-16
The main point of Rom 13:1-7 is stated in v.
Romans 13:1-7
In vv.
Matthew 5:21-26
This second "antithesis" is closely related to the third, on divorce (vv.
Matthew 5:27-30
The main emphasis in this texts falls on Paul's imperatives and hortatory subjunctives: "Let us cast...
Romans 13:11-14
Verses 31-32 follow closely on the "antithesis" on adultery in vv.
Matthew 5:31-37
In this fifth antithesis, Jesus' words offer an emphatic reinterpretation of the "eye for eye, tooth...
Matthew 5:38-42
The main point of this text (and of all of Matthew 5:21-48) is v.
Matthew 5:43-48
In Rom 14:13-23, Paul moves back and forth between indicative and imperative as he calls the church ...
Romans 14:13-23
In verses 1-4, Paul offers a concluding word to the strong in faith and in verses 5-6 Paul prays tha...
Romans 15:1-6
Matthew 6:1 offers a general principle that serves as the foundation for the specific applications in vv.
Matthew 6:1-6
In this passage of Romans, Paul is drawing a large argument to a close in which he has been appealing for unity in the Church (14:1-15:13).
Romans 15:7-13
The main point logically of vv.
Romans 15:22-29
The main point is in v.
John 19:31-37
In vv.
Matthew 6:16-18
In Matt 6:19-24, Jesus offers three related teachings on wealth as it relates to discipleship.
Matthew 6:19-24
Jesus' point in Matthew 6:25-34 is that disciples have no reason to be anxious about the necessities...
Matthew 6:25-34
Genesis 3:20-24 represents the response of Adam (v.
Genesis 3:20-24
In v.
Romans 15:14-21
After Paul's climactic prayer to conclude ch.
Romans 16:1-2
Paul says "I appeal to you, brothers" 3x in Romans (12:1; 15:30; 16:17), each time at a transition point in the letter.
Romans 15:30-33
The key word in this section of Scripture is clearly ‘Greet’ (ἀσπάζ&om...
Romans 16:3-16
The three main sections of this passage are: Do not judge with hypocrisy (vv.
Matthew 7:1-11
In verses 17-20, Paul offers several closing exhortations to the church at Rome: - watch out for and...
Romans 16:17-20
This text is properly speaking two sections: final greetings (vv.
Romans 16:21-27
This is the first of several warning passages in the book of Hebrews: 2:1–4    &nbs...
Hebrews 2:1-4
This section continues the earlier theme of Christ's superiority to angels through v.
Hebrews 2:5-9
The main point of this sobering passage is the hortatory subjunctive in v.
Hebrews 6:1-8
The logical high points of this majestic text are signaled by the indicative verbs in v.
Hebrews 1:1-4
Vv.
Hebrews 2:10-13
Vv.
Hebrews 2:14-18
Verses 5-14 establish from Scripture why the Son's name and status is greater than that of the angels.
Hebrews 1:5-14
The main idea of vv.
Hebrews 3:1-6
Therefore in v.
Hebrews 3:7-19
The high points of the arc of these three verses are the two hortatory subjunctives: "let us grasp onto the confession" (v.
Hebrews 4:14-16
) This section is a pause in the author's Christological argument and begins a section of warning that extends through 6:12 (cf.
Hebrews 5:11-14
7:1-10 serve to explain the significance of Jesus being called a priest after the order of Melchizedek at the close of ch.
Hebrews 7:1-10
The tone in vv.
Hebrews 6:9-12
This entire section of vv.
Hebrews 5:1-10
The author grounds his confidence in the church's final salvation and his desire for the church to e...
Hebrews 6:13-20
Storyline : 1.
Acts 1:1-26
Story Line : 1.
Acts 2:14-47
Story Line 1.
Acts 2:1-13
Apostolic qualifications (vv.
Acts 1:21-26
In Paul's greeting (vv.
Titus 1:1-16
Titus chapter 2 begins and ends with commands to TItus: declare ( λάλει ) what accords with sound teaching (
Titus 2:1-15
This final chapter of Titus unfolds in several parts: In vv.
Titus 3:1-15
George Knight aptly summarizes the thrust of this passage: "Teach these things and undergo training ...
1 Timothy 4:6-10
There are ten imperatives in these six verses! Paul is stressing for Timothy the dual importance of ...
1 Timothy 4:11-16
The final passage in the book of Acts has two parts: Paul's meeting with the Roman Jews (vv.
Acts 28:23-31
Introduction to Paul's Defense (vv.
Acts 22:1-21
This breath-taking sentence opening Paul's letter to the Ephesians begins with a standard greeting f...
Ephesians 1:1-14
Eph 2:1-10 is a famous and incredibly clear explanation of the personal application of the grace of God to believers.
Ephesians 2:1-10
My outline of vv.
John 1:1-18
After his introductory greeting in vv.
1 Timothy 1:3-11
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Rest
Hebrews 4:1-13
The two high points of this text are the hortatory subjunctives in vv.
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2009-03-03 10:52:46
2009-05-25 09:35:41
The two high points of this text are the hortatory subjunctives in vv. 1 and 11 ("Let us fear" "let us strive to enter"). The Author in vv. 3-10 argues that a "rest remains" for the people of God, and he gets to this point through exposition of Psalm 95 in light of Genesis 2:2, where the common term "rest" (katapauo/katapausis) is used. As many early church expositors noted, there are three "rests" set forth in this text: 1. God's creation rest from his works (v. 4; Gen 2:2) 2. The rest in the land under Joshua's leadership, which not all entered (v. 8; Josh 1:13; 21:44) 3. The eschatological "Sabbath rest" for the people of God who will enter into God's rest (vv. 9-10) The basis for the final hortatory subjunctive in this passage (let us strive to enter into that rest- v. 11) and really the basis for the whole warning from Psalm 95 beginning in chapter 3 is the living, penetrating, exposing capability of the Word of God (v. 12-13). William Lane writes: "This dynamic conception of the word of God is a proper corollary to the introduction of the quotation of Ps 95:7b–11 as the words of the Holy Spirit (3:7a). The description of God’s word as ... “living and effective,” signifies that it is performative; it possesses the power to effect its own utterance."
10000000005281 5281 Notes 2009-03-03 10:52:46 2009-05-25 09:35:41 The two high points of this text are the hortatory subjunctives in vv. 1 and 11 ("Let us fear" "let us strive to enter"). The Author in vv. 3-10 argues that a "rest remains" for the people of God, and he gets to this point through exposition of Psalm 95 in light of Genesis 2:2, where the common term "rest" (katapauo/katapausis) is used. As many early church expositors noted, there are three "rests" set forth in this text: 1. God's creation rest from his works (v. 4; Gen 2:2) 2. The rest in the land under Joshua's leadership, which not all entered (v. 8; Josh 1:13; 21:44) 3. The eschatological "Sabbath rest" for the people of God who will enter into God's rest (vv. 9-10) The basis for the final hortatory subjunctive in this passage (let us strive to enter into that rest- v. 11) and really the basis for the whole warning from Psalm 95 beginning in chapter 3 is the living, penetrating, exposing capability of the Word of God (v. 12-13). William Lane writes: "This dynamic conception of the word of God is a proper corollary to the introduction of the quotation of Ps 95:7b–11 as the words of the Holy Spirit (3:7a). The description of God’s word as ... “living and effective,” signifies that it is performative; it possesses the power to effect its own utterance." notes
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Hebrews 4:1-13
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φοβηθῶμεν οὖν
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands
μήποτε καταλειπομένης ἐπαγγελίας εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ
let us fear
δοκῇ τις ἐξ ὑμῶν ὑστερηκέναι
lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
actionpurpose
inference
καὶ γάρ ἐσμεν εὐηγγελισμένοι
For good news came to us
καθάπερ κἀκεῖνοι
just as to them,
comparison
ἀλλ' οὐκ ὠφέλησεν ὁ λόγος τῆς ἀκοῆς ἐκείνους
but the message they heard did not benefit them,
concessive
μὴ συγκεκερασμένο τῇ πίστει τοῖς ἀκούσασιν
because they were not united by faith with those who listened.
ground
εἰσερχόμεθα γὰρ εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν οἱ πιστεύσαντες
For we who have believed enter that rest,
καθὼς εἴρηκεν
as he has said,
ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου
"As I swore in my wrath,
εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου
'They shall not enter my rest,'"
ideaexplanation
καίτοι τῶν ἔργων ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου γενηθέντων
although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
εἴρηκεν γάρ που περὶ τῆς ἑβδόμης οὕτως
For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way:
καὶ κατέπαυσεν ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
"And God rested on the seventh day from all his works."
καὶ ἐν τούτῳ πάλιν
And again in this passage he said,
εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου
"They shall not enter my rest."
progression
ἐπεὶ οὖν ἀπολείπεται τινὰς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς αὐτήν
Since therefore it remains for some to enter it,
καὶ οἱ πρότερον εὐαγγελισθέντε οὐκ εἰσῆλθον
and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter
δι' ἀπείθειαν
because of disobedience,
negativepositive
πάλιν τινὰ ὁρίζει ἡμέραν σήμερον
again he appoints a certain day, "Today,"
ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων μετὰ τοσοῦτον χρόνον καθὼς προείρηται
saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,
σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε
"Today, if you hear his voice,
μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν
do not harden your hearts."
conditional
temporal
εἰ γὰρ αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς κατέπαυσεν
For if Joshua had given them rest,
οὐκ ἂν περὶ ἄλλης ἐλάλει μετὰ ταῦτα ἡμέρας
God would not have spoken of another day later on.
ἄρα ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,
ὁ γὰρ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ
for whoever has entered God's rest
καὶ αὐτὸς κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
has also rested from his works
ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ὁ θεός
as God did from his.
bilateral
σπουδάσωμεν οὖν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν κατάπαυσιν
Let us therefore strive to enter that rest,
ἵνα μὴ ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ τις ὑποδείγματι πέσῃ τῆς ἀπειθείας
so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐνεργὴς καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς καὶ πνεύματος ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν κτίσις ἀφανὴς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ
And no creature is hidden from his sight,
πάντα δὲ γυμνὰ καὶ τετραχηλισμένα τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πρὸς ὃν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος
but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
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10000000005281 5281 Arc 2009-03-03 10:52:46 2009-05-25 09:35:41 editing Hebrews 4 1 4 13 Hebrews 4:1-13 58 NT tisch esv i26823 i26824 i26825 i26826 i26827 i26828 i26789 φοβηθῶμεν οὖν Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands i26829 i26790 μήποτε καταλειπομένης ἐπαγγελίας εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ let us fear i26791 δοκῇ τις ἐξ ὑμῶν ὑστερηκέναι lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. actionpurpose 2 inference 2 i26830 i26831 i26832 i26792 καὶ γάρ ἐσμεν εὐηγγελισμένοι For good news came to us i26793 καθάπερ κἀκεῖνοι just as to them, comparison 1 i26794 ἀλλ' οὐκ ὠφέλησεν ὁ λόγος τῆς ἀκοῆς ἐκείνους but the message they heard did not benefit them, concessive 2 i26795 μὴ συγκεκερασμένο τῇ πίστει τοῖς ἀκούσασιν because they were not united by faith with those who listened. ground 1 ground 1 i26833 i26796 εἰσερχόμεθα γὰρ εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν οἱ πιστεύσαντες For we who have believed enter that rest, i26834 i26835 i26797 καθὼς εἴρηκεν as he has said, i26836 i26798 ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου "As I swore in my wrath, i26799 εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου 'They shall not enter my rest,'" comparison 1 1 ideaexplanation 1 i26837 i26800 καίτοι τῶν ἔργων ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου γενηθέντων although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. i26838 i26839 i26801 εἴρηκεν γάρ που περὶ τῆς ἑβδόμης οὕτως For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: i26802 καὶ κατέπαυσεν ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." ideaexplanation 1 i26840 i26803 καὶ ἐν τούτῳ πάλιν And again in this passage he said, i26804 εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου "They shall not enter my rest." ideaexplanation 1 progression ideaexplanation 1 concessive 2 1 ground 1 ground 1 i26841 i26842 i26843 i26805 ἐπεὶ οὖν ἀπολείπεται τινὰς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς αὐτήν Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, i26844 i26806 καὶ οἱ πρότερον εὐαγγελισθέντε οὐκ εἰσῆλθον and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter i26807 δι' ἀπείθειαν because of disobedience, ground 1 negativepositive 2 1 i26845 i26808 πάλιν τινὰ ὁρίζει ἡμέραν σήμερον again he appoints a certain day, "Today," i26846 i26809 ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων μετὰ τοσοῦτον χρόνον καθὼς προείρηται saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, i26847 i26810 σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε "Today, if you hear his voice, i26811 μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν do not harden your hearts." conditional 2 ideaexplanation 1 inference 2 temporal 1 i26848 i26812 εἰ γὰρ αὐτοὺς Ἰησοῦς κατέπαυσεν For if Joshua had given them rest, i26813 οὐκ ἂν περὶ ἄλλης ἐλάλει μετὰ ταῦτα ἡμέρας God would not have spoken of another day later on. conditional 2 i26849 i26814 ἄρα ἀπολείπεται σαββατισμὸς τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, i26850 i26851 i26815 ὁ γὰρ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ for whoever has entered God's rest i26816 καὶ αὐτὸς κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ has also rested from his works conditional 2 i26817 ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τῶν ἰδίων ὁ θεός as God did from his. comparison 1 ground 1 bilateral 1 inference 2 i26852 i26818 σπουδάσωμεν οὖν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν κατάπαυσιν Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, i26819 ἵνα μὴ ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ τις ὑποδείγματι πέσῃ τῆς ἀπειθείας so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. actionpurpose 2 inference 2 i26853 i26820 ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐνεργὴς καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς καὶ πνεύματος ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. i26854 i26821 καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν κτίσις ἀφανὴς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ And no creature is hidden from his sight, i26822 πάντα δὲ γυμνὰ καὶ τετραχηλισμένα τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πρὸς ὃν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. negativepositive 2 actionresult 2 ground 1 1 1 1 tisch 25 esv 25 a 50 discourse
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