In preparation for my exams in January, I was just walking around the room trying to memorise part of Matthew 26v9 in Greek: ἐδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο πραθῆναι πολλοῦ καὶ δοθῆναι πτωχοῖς (for this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor). It strikes me as very interesting that Matthew would …
Calvin, commenting on Galatians 2:19, refers briefly to Romans 7 saying: There Paul describes beautifully, that no man lives to the law, but he to whom the law is dead, that is, has lost all power and efficacy; for, as soon as the law begins to live in us, it inflicts a fatal wound by …
For the last year, I have not taken an English Bible into chapel, church or Bible study, but instead have tried to follow along in Hebrew and Greek, in order to get as familiar with the languages as possible. Doing this, I have started noticing things. In church today during a sermon on Exodus 16, …