Today’s Word
What Is Enough?
You have not lied to men but to God Acts 5:4 NASB Lied – This word comes from the Greek word pseudomai. You will see our English word pseudo in this verb. It means “what is false.” Peter confronts Ananias. It is not a confrontation about the sale of the property. It is not about…
Through-put
fervently love one another from the heart 1 Peter 1:22 NASB Fervently – This Greek word is ektenos. This translation is correct. It means “intently, earnestly.” But that only tells us part of the story. The root word here is teino (to stretch). Did you see the little added prefix ek at the beginning of…
Inside Job
Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 NASB Cast – This is the Hebrew word shalak. It has several different senses, all associated with throwing down. It can mean the physical act of throwing down something, casting aside something or, in an important sense, abandoning something. Micah…
Fastball
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Casting – Here is the Greek word epirripsantes. It means “to throw upon.” This is not a casual action. It is a deliberate forceful throwing like throwing an enemy down to the ground. Peter actually quotes Psalm 55:22 which uses…
The Order of Priorities
and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. Acts 4:32 NASB Belonging – This is really the Greek word for “possessions.” It is huparchonton. Literally, it means things that exist first under ranked order. We have converted this expression into a…
Stretching Exercises
but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead Philippians 3:13 NASB Reaching forward – Greek adds emphasis to a word by attaching the prefix epi. Paul uses this linguistic construction with this verb – epekteino (epi + ekteino). It means, “to really stretch out toward something.” You…
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