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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-24

@Christopherf6K Where is the term “role” ever mentioned in the Greek? Where does it say “leaders must not be females?” The clarity on gender restrictions in leadership is not given as you assume. Further, testifying to what Jesus previously said a...

@Christopherf6K Where is the term “role” ever mentioned in the Greek? Where does it say “leaders must not be females?” The clarity on gender restrictions in leadership is not given as you assume. F

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-22

@MarcellusLoseph @OrthoMemeSquad Did you know that the Greek says “the (definite

@MarcellusLoseph @OrthoMemeSquad Did you know that the Greek says “the (definite article) childbearing (singular noun)”? It’s not an action. And it’s “She…if they”. Who is this referring to? Find

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@baste_goblin @vesteceleste Ask any one who knows Greek. 1 Tim 2:15 says “the (definite) childbearing (noun, singular)”—just because they don’t translate it as clearly as me spelling it out doesn’t mean I’m making this up. I have made ZERO changes ...

@baste_goblin @vesteceleste Ask any one who knows Greek. 1 Tim 2:15 says “the (definite) childbearing (noun, singular)”—just because they don’t translate it as clearly as me spelling it out doesn’t m

1 Tim 2:15 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@baste_goblin The Greek is not a translation…it’s the manuscript that all translations are based on. If the original (well the copies of the original) have the definite article, then you can’t just ignore it. Also, childbearing is a noun not a verb...

@baste_goblin The Greek is not a translation…it’s the manuscript that all translations are based on. If the original (well the copies of the original) have the definite article, then you can’t just i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@baste_goblin It's in the Greek. People miss things all the time. I don't thin

@baste_goblin It's in the Greek. People miss things all the time. I don't think most translators know what to do with this verse, one of the most puzzling verses in the New Testament. τῆς is the ar

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-24

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflect

@Brian_Sauve @Manda2364333130 I see. You need to do some more study and reflection. Put down the books by Piper, Grudem and MacArthur, sit down with your Greek tools and study the Biblical texts. B

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve Those pronouns were all inserted by the translators and a

@ArmoryOC @Brian_Sauve Those pronouns were all inserted by the translators and are not in the Greek.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-06

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve I guess you didn’t read my post I linked. The Greek orders “one” in front so the emphasis is on oneness or fidelity to one’s spouse. But Paul wasn’t married. Would Jesus even be qualified as an overseer? I don’t think Paul ...

@VinhasTJ @Brian_Sauve I guess you didn’t read my post I linked. The Greek orders “one” in front so the emphasis is on oneness or fidelity to one’s spouse. But Paul wasn’t married. Would Jesus even

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-04

@MargMowczko Great point about female masters! 1 Tim 5:14 uses the word οἰκοδεσποτεῖν which appears stronger than προϊστάμενοι from 1 Tim 3:4,12. "A Patristic Greek Lexicon" says "rule as a household; of God ruling the universe." It seems only to ...

@MargMowczko Great point about female masters! 1 Tim 5:14 uses the word οἰκοδεσποτεῖν which appears stronger than προϊστάμενοι from 1 Tim 3:4,12. "A Patristic Greek Lexicon" says "rule as a househol

1 Tim 3:4 1 Tim 5:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testame

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testament of anyone said to be the pastor or shepherd (Greek “poimen”) of any local church. No one is specifically identified

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-30

@Solomon_Buchi Verse 22 doesn’t have the Greek word “submit” in it. It is in ve

@Solomon_Buchi Verse 22 doesn’t have the Greek word “submit” in it. It is in verse 21 and implied in v22. https://t.co/dTFPU7uoFX

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-25

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, regardless of Roman and Greek external sources, he int...

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, rega

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-24

@Based_Byzantine @HabitualLinest @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals BTW, if you have access to search the Greek text, just look these works up yourself and you will see how episkopos and presbyteros are used interchangeably and poimen is assumed (as no one i...

@Based_Byzantine @HabitualLinest @Booksbyjess__ @smashbaals BTW, if you have access to search the Greek text, just look these works up yourself and you will see how episkopos and presbyteros are used

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor Why are you laughing? The only thing that matters is the Greek. We haven’t lost that. The NASB is pretty good at getting to the original, but if you want the word by word, here it is. “They…explained” (plural)....

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @nakedpastor Why are you laughing? The only thing that matters is the Greek. We haven’t lost that. The NASB is pretty good at getting to the original, but if you want the wor

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @FlRST_BLOOD Eph 5:21 says “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” “Subject” is in v21, not v22 (see the Greek). If we are to subject ourselves to each other, then that certainly includes husbands t...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @FlRST_BLOOD Eph 5:21 says “and subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.” “Subject” is in v21, not v22 (see the Greek). If we are to subject ourselves to e

Eph 5:21 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-16

@XXMiskatonicXX @vozdecuervos @B1844Constance @PA_Daddoo @thatwitchyjess7 @chockabloc81139 @Sortaliber82248 @TalkDontInsult @cathworkingmom @BunchesOfStoats @EmmaJClemmons @Kaily_Bear @overload_animal @Kingfrenvii @AWULrusPL @MarchandSurgery @PLLiber...

@XXMiskatonicXX @vozdecuervos @B1844Constance @PA_Daddoo @thatwitchyjess7 @chockabloc81139 @Sortaliber82248 @TalkDontInsult @cathworkingmom @BunchesOfStoats @EmmaJClemmons @Kaily_Bear @overload_animal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-07

@Dranu86 @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals These are just the English words translati

@Dranu86 @TaylorRMarshall @smashbaals These are just the English words translating the Greek (NASB 2020). It means that the scriptures contain all I need to be thoroughly equipped, to be made perfect

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@randyadkins1689 @DST_QA @YourCalvinist The NT is in Greek and sometimes the English hides the specificity of the original text and smooths it out according to one interpretation. What do you suppose Peter might have been thinking of in Paul’s writi...

@randyadkins1689 @DST_QA @YourCalvinist The NT is in Greek and sometimes the English hides the specificity of the original text and smooths it out according to one interpretation. What do you suppose

2 Peter 3:16 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy That point in BDAG is refuting that the Hebrew passages listed do NOT establish the meaning cousin. The Hebrew is used loosely in isolated cases, but this is the Greek and the context doesn't make sense of cousin. The...

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy That point in BDAG is refuting that the Hebrew passages listed do NOT establish the meaning cousin. The Hebrew is used loosely in isolated cases, but this is the Greek

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-30

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy I should have looked adelphos up first before I a

@Buzzsaws1990 @Rach4Patriarchy I should have looked adelphos up first before I agreed it can mean cousins... This is from the BDAG Greek Lexicon: https://t.co/ds9KThBeIe

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-28

@DST_QA The NASB has "submit" in italics because this is how the translators have decided to indicate that a word is not present in the Greek. κεφαλὴ (kephalē) can mean the head part of the body, the source of a stream like the headwaters, the corne...

@DST_QA The NASB has "submit" in italics because this is how the translators have decided to indicate that a word is not present in the Greek. κεφαλὴ (kephalē) can mean the head part of the body, the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-26

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Those verses in 1 Cor 14:34-35 are not referring to source or origin. However, whenever you see the Greek “kephale” it can mean source or origin depending on the context. Is it proper for anyone to have auth...

@pkh7276_pkh @MarkGrote @OperHealAmerica Those verses in 1 Cor 14:34-35 are not referring to source or origin. However, whenever you see the Greek “kephale” it can mean source or origin depending on

1 Cor 14:34-35 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-22

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.” However, “a symbol of” is not in the Greek. The...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT In this lecture you also refer to the following verse: 1 Corinthians 11:10 (NASB 2020): “Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.”

1 Cor 6:2-3 1 Corinthians 11:10 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

While appreciating the beauty in cultural and ethnic differences, it’s vital to recognize that in Christ’s church, God has removed the ethnic dividing wall. Galatians 3:28 tells us, ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, fo...

While appreciating the beauty in cultural and ethnic differences, it’s vital to recognize that in Christ’s church, God has removed the ethnic dividing wall. Galatians 3:28 tells us, ‘There is neither

Galatians 3:28 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-18

In Ephesians 2:8, the Greek neuter term 'δῶρον' (gift) aligns in gender with 'ἔλεος' (mercy) from v4, not with 'πίστις' (faith) or 'χάρις' (grace). Considering Paul's complex sentences, could many be wrong about this well known verse and 'it is a gif...

In Ephesians 2:8, the Greek neuter term 'δῶρον' (gift) aligns in gender with 'ἔλεος' (mercy) from v4, not with 'πίστις' (faith) or 'χάρις' (grace). Considering Paul's complex sentences, could many be

Ephesians 2:8 question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The male pronouns you see in the English

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The male pronouns you see in the English are not in the Greek.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”. Given no male pronouns are used in this passage a...

@RobertZ60423932 @NiceNeanderthal @Red_Beard_1Sgt Plain English? But it’s Greek. Further, it cannot mean “must be married” (Paul himself wasn’t married), and this doesn’t say “must not be a woman”.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@BogdanOancea77 Oh, I looked at the Greek behind the YLT and they do have the ge

@BogdanOancea77 Oh, I looked at the Greek behind the YLT and they do have the genitive here. The NKJV also has it, so seems this is in the received text, but it's not in the majority text (ie. NASB).

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii What stands is Paul’s statements in the beginning of chapter 14 up to verses 34-35 and Paul’s questions in verse 36 that contradict verses 34 & 35. My sources were the Exegetical Dictionary of the New Test...

@OccamsBraiser @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii What stands is Paul’s statements in the beginning of chapter 14 up to verses 34-35 and Paul’s questions in verse 36 that contradict verses 34 & 35. My sour

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English. There are no male pronouns there and the refere...

@Tim_Tripod @ofispeaks @pastordmack @RickWarren The key to 1 Cor 14:34-35 is 1 Cor 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about..." As for 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1... The Bible is written in Greek, not English

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 I know you don't think I understand. But I'm giving evidence that Paul quotes several times from the letter from the Corinthians, there are no "quote marks" in the earliest Greek manuscripts, and verses 34-35 are contradicting what P...

@BogdanOancea77 I know you don't think I understand. But I'm giving evidence that Paul quotes several times from the letter from the Corinthians, there are no "quote marks" in the earliest Greek manu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

@BogdanOancea77 @BarakWatson @justasbefuddled Verses 11 and 12 contain an anarthrous noun (without the article), so in Greek, when we have a later reference with the article (v14 "the woman"), it is taken as an anaphoric reference back to the anarthr...

@BogdanOancea77 @BarakWatson @justasbefuddled Verses 11 and 12 contain an anarthrous noun (without the article), so in Greek, when we have a later reference with the article (v14 "the woman"), it is t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

21/23🧵1 Cor 14:36 starts with the Greek letter ἢ. The Exegetical Dictionary of the NT gives this as an example of a rhetorical question we are expected to answer 'no' to. The Concise Greek_English Dictionary agrees listing ἢ as a 'disjunctive conju...

21/23🧵1 Cor 14:36 starts with the Greek letter ἢ. The Exegetical Dictionary of the NT gives this as an example of a rhetorical question we are expected to answer 'no' to. The Concise Greek_English D

1 Cor 14:36 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@LauraRicha42528 @_nomadic_soul @LifeWithoutLack @DrFrankTurek Here's an actual early Greek manuscript (P46) from Romans 12, something written by Paul. https://t.co/saOXJexSY6 Pretty clear there's no punctuation or spacing. You have to be great and...

@LauraRicha42528 @_nomadic_soul @LifeWithoutLack @DrFrankTurek Here's an actual early Greek manuscript (P46) from Romans 12, something written by Paul. https://t.co/saOXJexSY6 Pretty clear there's no

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@LauraRicha42528 @_nomadic_soul @LifeWithoutLack @DrFrankTurek Ok, Arthur, you are showing your ignorance here. Ephesians was written by Paul in the New Testament. See the dots under "subject yourselves" in verse 22? That means it's not in the Gre...

@LauraRicha42528 @_nomadic_soul @LifeWithoutLack @DrFrankTurek Ok, Arthur, you are showing your ignorance here. Ephesians was written by Paul in the New Testament. See the dots under "subject yourse

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@L_T_Pearson @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Daniel Wallace differs (if that ma

@L_T_Pearson @AngelaGraceLOU @JustinPetersMin Daniel Wallace differs (if that matters to you). This from Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p.396 https://t.co/kxIpmn1X7k

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@Buffalo2Storm @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Here’s some interesting commentary

@Buffalo2Storm @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Here’s some interesting commentary on this from Daniel Wallace in Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics suggesting there may be more than 2 authors of Hebrews. h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-23

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read a

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Probably the most interesting comments I’ve read are from Daniel Wallace in his Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics to suggest there are at least two authors of Hebrews. http

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife before the husband. Since the hypothesis is that...

@Thygar @AngelaGraceLOU @L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin It’s in that order in the Greek in 5 out of 6 instances. The one where it isn’t is a Greeting in 1 Cor 16:19. It just seems odd to list the wife

1 Cor 16:19 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-22

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following st

@L_T_Pearson @JustinPetersMin Also, see this resource which has the following statement: "Greek distinguishes between Number_Singular and Number_Plural, but not between Gender_Masculine and Gender_Fem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck Don't forget that 1 Cor 7:1 starts with "Now for the thin

@Mark_MCRider @TomBuck Don't forget that 1 Cor 7:1 starts with "Now for the things you wrote..." There are no quotes in the Greek manuscripts, so you have to infer them by the context.

1 Cor 7:1 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will be saved" but they don't reflect the Greek grammar. They do this because it doesn't make sense that the grammar is swit

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explain

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris Tom, it's the Greek that needs to be explained. It's the Greek that is inspired. If the Holy Spirit picked singular 'she' then we need to explain it without erasi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi Yes, the Greek is literally “one woman (genitive) man (accusative),” that is that the woman belongs to the man. But this does not 1/ require that an elder must be married as Paul wasn’t marr...

@cpa_dallas @MarvinMediocre @LauralovsJesus @HwsEleutheroi Yes, the Greek is literally “one woman (genitive) man (accusative),” that is that the woman belongs to the man. But this does not 1/ require

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-11

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is literally “one woman husband” just like it says “one m...

@LauralovsJesus @cpa_dallas @HwsEleutheroi If “anyone” (Greek ‘tis’) desires to be an overseer (feminine), they desire a good thing. An overseer (masculine)… The phrase “husband of one wife” is lite

1 Tim 5:9 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-10

@MikeWingerii I don’t think Rick is big on exegesis. However, Belleville has done an excellent job in “Lexical Fallacies in Rendering authentein in 1 Timothy 2:12: BDAG in Light of Greek Literary and Nonliterary Usage.” Also, Paul has other words h...

@MikeWingerii I don’t think Rick is big on exegesis. However, Belleville has done an excellent job in “Lexical Fallacies in Rendering authentein in 1 Timothy 2:12: BDAG in Light of Greek Literary and

1 Timothy 2:12 debate
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