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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@HollandGreig @YouVersion Actually, if you read 1Tim in context, Paul writes thi

@HollandGreig @YouVersion Actually, if you read 1Tim in context, Paul writes this personal letter to Timothy to remain in Ephesus to stop false teachers, not to stop anyone from teaching truth. Try ag

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal letter to Timothy was to exhort him to remain in Ephes...

@Zach_Allgood @Damayfield89 @StuartAmidon It's not about trumping a verse as 1Ti 2:12 is scripture. The problem is that it is often taken out of context as Paul's purpose in writing this personal lett

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-25

@TonyMacaroni22 @RickyDoggin Why do you quote this passage out of context? What

@TonyMacaroni22 @RickyDoggin Why do you quote this passage out of context? What relevance does this have to a woman who is in a debate? Is she teaching?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-24

@collum444 Yes, I see what you are pointing to. The word “draw” (helkō) in Jn 12:32 is the same as in Jn 6:44—but the context is different. In Jn 6:44, Jesus says no one can come unless the Father draws them and v45 explains how. So the Father draws...

@collum444 Yes, I see what you are pointing to. The word “draw” (helkō) in Jn 12:32 is the same as in Jn 6:44—but the context is different. In Jn 6:44, Jesus says no one can come unless the Father dr

Jn 12:32 Jn 6:44 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-23

@paulsfam4 Taking scripture in context is not reading without God’s spirit!

@paulsfam4 Taking scripture in context is not reading without God’s spirit!

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Repent of what? I am dealing with the text in good faith attempting to explain all the details in context. Why would I ever repent of trying to deal faithfully with the text? I think I'm start...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Repent of what? I am dealing with the text in good faith attempting to explain all the details in context. Why would I ever repent of trying to

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ I haven't dismissed any

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ I haven't dismissed anything. My arguments are derived from the text and context. That's what exegesis is all about, sir.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ You don't refute an argument by just listing scriptures but by explaining scripture and showing how it is consistent with the context and other scripture. I haven't yet brought in 'extra biblical narratives' but have st...

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ You don't refute an argument by just listing scriptures but by explaining scripture and showing how it is consistent with the context and other scripture. I haven't yet

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ All my interpretations are coming directly from the text of scripture, in its original context and considering the author's stated purpose, audience and even treating the grammar in every detail as inspired. Your ad ho...

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ All my interpretations are coming directly from the text of scripture, in its original context and considering the author's stated purpose, audience and even treating th

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-20

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Why is this 'the most ridiculous interpretation'? I'm simply taking all the details in their context and putting them together. As for 1Co 14:34-35, you are neglecting to recall that Paul is r...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Why is this 'the most ridiculous interpretation'? I'm simply taking all the details in their context and putting them together. As for 1Co 14:

1Co 14:34-35 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that makes better sense of everything than others have in ...

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that mak

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman and a man with Adam and Eve, the time order of cr...

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just make it say whatever we want. All the evidence must...

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just m

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires t

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires the ability to read in context. A scripture taken out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. https://t.co/ZQizsThB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-19

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a p

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a proof text. Please, sir, I have some questions arising that need your wisdom. https://t.co/a4moxAR19U

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring t

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring to people generically depending on the context. Paul uses the generic τις in 1Ti 3:1 which should be a strong hint. https

1Ti 3:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which from the context. The same applies for aner and man or husband. Given the context and connection to Adam and Eve, I beli

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecting creation order with deception, this context str...

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecti

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral”

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral” example is non-parallel. - Paul uses it in a uniquely cautionary context. - The NT never commends men to authentein. - C

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—E

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—Eve’s deception, Adam’s passivity, and the false teaching crisis in Ephesus—make a negative reading more plausible. /10

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching or leading men in every context, but is instead dealing with a specific woman teaching heresy, a situation reminiscent

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not a universal law, but a situational application of ...

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not

1Ti 2:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-04

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we inter

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we interpret Paul's words in the context of dealing with false teaching as he outlines in 1Ti 1? /2 https://t.co/TFjtSmiuIY

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@path1_one @rightresponsem What is distorted? Kephale is being used to mean sour

@path1_one @rightresponsem What is distorted? Kephale is being used to mean source or origin. Nothing being distorted as that meaning fits the context of 1Cor 11:1-16 perfectly.

1Cor 11:1-16 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What that means in context is the question. And every ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@path1_one @rightresponsem He is distorting the Greek? The Greek is simple. It s

@path1_one @rightresponsem He is distorting the Greek? The Greek is simple. It simply means "head." It's a pretty simple word. But what "head" refers to depends on the context. Disagreeing on non-ess

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says keph

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says kephale means head doesn't mean that it means authority over. The meaning of a word is defined by the context in which the a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-30

@path1_one @rightresponsem Head literally means head😊. Whether it is being used

@path1_one @rightresponsem Head literally means head😊. Whether it is being used to mean authority depends on the context. https://t.co/oiaep5VdVu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-05

@ImKingGinger Except that’s not what the Bible says! Here’s the context of Is 3

@ImKingGinger Except that’s not what the Bible says! Here’s the context of Is 3:12 assuming it is even referring to women (the LXX has extortioners instead)… https://t.co/UvMRA0MdYh https://t.co/gUUb

Is 3:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-05

@smashbaals Reminder that you keep misreading scripture. The Bible says no such

@smashbaals Reminder that you keep misreading scripture. The Bible says no such thing! Here’s the context of Is 3:12 assuming it is even referring to women (the LXX has extortioners instead)… https:/

Is 3:12 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir But then the appeal to style is due to their interpr

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir But then the appeal to style is due to their interpretive assumptions which I disagree with because of the contextual clues. You can be an expert in Greek and still be wro

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir I have no problem listening but understand that context is key. Scripture is not understandable only to experts! And those who know Greek and English syntax can be wrong if they don’t pay attention to context. It happens f...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir I have no problem listening but understand that context is key. Scripture is not understandable only to experts! And those who know Greek and English syntax can be wrong if

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi It's not the only straightforward way to read the text because your interpretation doesn't make sense of all the details⎯both semantically and contextually. Yes, and thanks for admitting that you are not aw...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi It's not the only straightforward way to read the text because your interpretation doesn't make sense of all the details⎯both semantically and contextually.

in 2:14 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Now that we are confirming we are back on earth where people study Greek and English syntax and can read in context as authors use syntax to communicate what they want, I believe that the interpretation that...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Now that we are confirming we are back on earth where people study Greek and English syntax and can read in context as authors use syntax to communicate what

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-23

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi You failed to incorporate the context

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi You failed to incorporate the context where Paul leaves Timothy to instruct *certain* people to not teach *strange* doctrines—you flipped his purpose to stop

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-23

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Again, you are missing the argument—a woman from 11-12 could be generic or specific and which it is depends on the context. It is because of the article in v14 that we know 11-12 refers to a specific woman. ...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Again, you are missing the argument—a woman from 11-12 could be generic or specific and which it is depends on the context. It is because of the article in v

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-23

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi I agree with your comment that the anaphoric reference is semantic and in this case could refer to either Eve in v13 or ‘a woman’ in v11-12 depending on the context. In this case, Paul is tying the specific...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi I agree with your comment that the anaphoric reference is semantic and in this case could refer to either Eve in v13 or ‘a woman’ in v11-12 depending on the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-19

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Paul is not being stylistic—we simply need to go back to his clear statement in 1Ti 1:3 that he is instructing Timothy to stop “certain people” to stop teaching strange doctrines—and here you have a certain ...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi Paul is not being stylistic—we simply need to go back to his clear statement in 1Ti 1:3 that he is instructing Timothy to stop “certain people” to stop teach

1Ti 1:3 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Second, the immediate context: In Ro 11:1

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Second, the immediate context: In Ro 11:17, Paul says some (τινες, tines) branches (Jews) were “broken off” due to unbelief. Then he addresses the individual Ge

Ro 11:17 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-17

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Is Ro 11:20-22 referring to nations and no

@RobChristisKing @thatdna @smashbaals Is Ro 11:20-22 referring to nations and not individual Gentiles and Jews? The Greek grammar & context show it’s about individuals. Let me show you. 🧵👇

Ro 11:20-22 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-14

In the full context of what Ponder was responding to, one of the hosts of the Li

In the full context of what Ponder was responding to, one of the hosts of the Lifeway Women's @markedpodcast commented at 13:47 (https://t.co/Si4h07GLfj) that @JenOshman in her book "Cultural Counterf

at 13:47 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. Wha

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals Ok, thanks for explaining your context. What do you mean by “exercise authority” over you? Can you give me some examples? I served as an elder so I’m curious.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-04

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and hadn’t been corrected yet. Mind answering the fol...

@UndeadOrlan @Keith83361 @smashbaals For those of us who take the time to read the text in its context, we see that 1Ti 2:12 is very clearly addressing a particular false teacher who was deceived and

1Ti 2:12 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-03

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly hav

@aflawedmanofGod @smashbaals I see. You are showing ignorance as you clearly haven’t studied the text. Reading a verse out of context isn’t sufficient to understand Paul’s meaning which is to stop fal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced you that this was Paul's point of his personal lett...

@mithSIM @smashbaals Rather, people just repeat a text out of context and think they have some sort of slam dunk stopping half the body from teaching truth to the other half! What on earth convinced y

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is

@ronhenzel @CovenantReform2 The word is literally "head" full stop. The BDAG is making interpretive decisions and you have to test those against the scripture taken in context. 1Co 11:3b and Eph 5:2

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-02

@CovenantReform2 @ronhenzel I believe every word of scripture. You are falsely accusing me of lying. The word in 1Co 11:3 is kephale which means head. The word is different than authority or boss and its meaning is defined by the context in how Paul...

@CovenantReform2 @ronhenzel I believe every word of scripture. You are falsely accusing me of lying. The word in 1Co 11:3 is kephale which means head. The word is different than authority or boss and

1Co 11:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-31

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 You said the context is clearly authority and that I have decided not to let the text change me. You merely listed texts without explaining them and then decided what I have decided. Then you followed up that any answer I gi...

@StothersRyan @M_Jensen23 You said the context is clearly authority and that I have decided not to let the text change me. You merely listed texts without explaining them and then decided what I have

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@avyargo Asking serious questions of the text and taking every word and contextu

@avyargo Asking serious questions of the text and taking every word and contextual detail seriously is “mental gymnastics”? Paul would have commended me just like he did to the Bereans.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-30

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem The head of state is a different context and se

@seditiouslibel2 @rightresponsem The head of state is a different context and sense from the husband being the head of the wife and Christ the head of His church. You are mixing contexts.

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