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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 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
The two high points of this text are the hortatory subjunctives in vv.
Hebrews 4:1-13
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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You know our way of life
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
The logical main point in vv.
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2008-12-30 08:06:48
The logical main point in vv. 1-12 in v. 10: You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. Repeatedly Paul reminds the church that "you know" or "you remember" his ministry among them, which was characterized by suffering (v. 2), pure motives (v. 3), divine approval (v. 4), a lack of flattery or pretext (v. 5), and gentleness rather than compulsion even though as apostles they had authority to make demands on the church (vv. 6-7). Paul and his co-workers desired to share both the Gospel and their lives with the church, and they worked hard so as not to burden the church while they proclaimed the gospel. Essentially, Paul and his co-workers modeled for the church a gospel-transformed lifestyle, as they "walked in a manner worhy of God" and called the church to do the same.
10000000003776 3776 Notes 2008-12-30 07:28:22 2008-12-30 08:06:48 The logical main point in vv. 1-12 in v. 10: You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. Repeatedly Paul reminds the church that "you know" or "you remember" his ministry among them, which was characterized by suffering (v. 2), pure motives (v. 3), divine approval (v. 4), a lack of flattery or pretext (v. 5), and gentleness rather than compulsion even though as apostles they had authority to make demands on the church (vv. 6-7). Paul and his co-workers desired to share both the Gospel and their lives with the church, and they worked hard so as not to burden the church while they proclaimed the gospel. Essentially, Paul and his co-workers modeled for the church a gospel-transformed lifestyle, as they "walked in a manner worhy of God" and called the church to do the same. notes
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1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
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αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε ἀδελφοί τὴν εἴσοδον ἡμῶν τὴν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὅτι οὐ κενὴ γέγονεν
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.
ἀλλὰ προπαθόντες καὶ ὑβρισθέντες ... ἐν Φιλίπποις
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi,
καθὼς οἴδατε ...
as you know,
comparison
ἐπαρρησιασάμεθ ἐν τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν λαλῆσαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πολλῷ ἀγῶνι
we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
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ἡ γὰρ παράκλησις ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐκ πλάνης οὐδὲ ἐξ ἀκαθαρσίας οὐδὲ ἐν δόλῳ
For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive,
ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel,
οὕτως λαλοῦμεν
so we speak,
actionmanner
οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες
not to please man,
ἀλλὰ θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν
but to please God who tests our hearts.
ground
γάρ... καθὼς οἴδατε
For ... as you know,
οὔτε ... ποτε ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν ... οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας θεὸς μάρτυς
we never came with words of flattery,nor with a pretext for greed-- God is witness.
οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ' ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ' ἄλλων
Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others,
progression
δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι
though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
... ἀλλὰ ἐγενήθημεν νήπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν
But we were gentle among you,
ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα
like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
οὕτως ὁμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν
So, being affectionately desirous of you,
εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς
we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves,
inference
διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ἐγενήθητε
because you had become very dear to us.
μνημονεύετε γάρ ἀδελφοί τὸν κόπον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν μόχθον
For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil:
νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐργαζόμενοι
working night and day,
πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν
that we might not be a burden to any of you,
ἐκηρύξαμεν εἰς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ
we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
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ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες καὶ ὁ θεός ὡς ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως καὶ ἀμέμπτως ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐγενήθημεν
You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.
καθάπερ οἴδατε ὡς ἕνα ἕκαστον ὑμῶν ὡς πατὴρ τέκνα ἑαυτοῦ
For you know how, like a father with his children,
παρακαλοῦντες ὑμᾶς
we exhorted each one of you
καὶ παραμυθούμενοι
and encouraged you
καὶ μαρτυρόμενοι
and charged you
εἰς τὸ περιπατεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ
to walk in a manner worthy of God,
τοῦ καλοῦντος ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ βασιλείαν καὶ δόξαν
who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
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10000000003776 3776 Arc 2008-12-30 07:28:22 2012-10-08 03:19:23 editing 1 Thessalonians 2 1 2 12 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 52 NT tisch esv i26243 i26244 i26245 i26246 i26214 αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε ἀδελφοί τὴν εἴσοδον ἡμῶν τὴν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὅτι οὐ κενὴ γέγονεν For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. i26247 i26248 i26215 ἀλλὰ προπαθόντες καὶ ὑβρισθέντες ... ἐν Φιλίπποις But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, i26216 καθὼς οἴδατε ... as you know, comparison 1 i26217 ἐπαρρησιασάμεθ ἐν τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν λαλῆσαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πολλῷ ἀγῶνι we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. concessive 2 negativepositive 2 i26249 i26218 ἡ γὰρ παράκλησις ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐκ πλάνης οὐδὲ ἐξ ἀκαθαρσίας οὐδὲ ἐν δόλῳ For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, i26250 i26251 i26219 ἀλλὰ καθὼς δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, i26220 οὕτως λαλοῦμεν so we speak, actionmanner 1 1 i26252 i26221 οὐχ ὡς ἀνθρώποις ἀρέσκοντες not to please man, i26222 ἀλλὰ θεῷ τῷ δοκιμάζοντι τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν but to please God who tests our hearts. negativepositive 2 actionmanner 1 negativepositive 2 ground 1 i26253 i26254 i26255 i26223 γάρ... καθὼς οἴδατε For ... as you know, i26256 i26224 οὔτε ... ποτε ἐν λόγῳ κολακείας ἐγενήθημεν ... οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας θεὸς μάρτυς we never came with words of flattery,nor with a pretext for greed-- God is witness. i26225 οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ' ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ' ἄλλων Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, progression comparison 1 1 i26226 δυνάμενοι ἐν βάρει εἶναι ὡς Χριστοῦ ἀπόστολοι though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. concessive 2 1 i26257 i26227 ... ἀλλὰ ἐγενήθημεν νήπιοι ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν But we were gentle among you, i26228 ὡς ἐὰν τροφὸς θάλπῃ τὰ ἑαυτῆς τέκνα like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. comparison 1 negativepositive 2 ground 1 i26258 i26259 i26260 i26229 οὕτως ὁμειρόμενοι ὑμῶν So, being affectionately desirous of you, i26230 εὐδοκοῦμεν μεταδοῦναι ὑμῖν οὐ μόνον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, inference 2 i26231 διότι ἀγαπητοὶ ἡμῖν ἐγενήθητε because you had become very dear to us. ground 1 i26261 i26232 μνημονεύετε γάρ ἀδελφοί τὸν κόπον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν μόχθον For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: i26262 i26263 i26233 νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐργαζόμενοι working night and day, i26234 πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν that we might not be a burden to any of you, actionmanner 1 i26235 ἐκηρύξαμεν εἰς ὑμᾶς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. actionpurpose 2 1 ideaexplanation 1 i26264 i26236 ὑμεῖς μάρτυρες καὶ ὁ θεός ὡς ὁσίως καὶ δικαίως καὶ ἀμέμπτως ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐγενήθημεν You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. i26265 i26237 καθάπερ οἴδατε ὡς ἕνα ἕκαστον ὑμῶν ὡς πατὴρ τέκνα ἑαυτοῦ For you know how, like a father with his children, i26266 i26267 i26238 παρακαλοῦντες ὑμᾶς we exhorted each one of you i26239 καὶ παραμυθούμενοι and encouraged you i26240 καὶ μαρτυρόμενοι and charged you i26268 i26241 εἰς τὸ περιπατεῖν ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ θεοῦ to walk in a manner worthy of God, i26242 τοῦ καλοῦντος ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ βασιλείαν καὶ δόξαν who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. ideaexplanation 1 actionpurpose 2 comparison 1 1 ground 1 bilateral 1 inference 2 1 1 1 tisch 25 esv 25 a 50 discourse
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