With the manuscript support of א 33 1739 Maj, as well as TR WH NU, we have the reading εν τω ονοματι του κυριου (“in the name of the Lord”). All English versions have this reading. However, ...
NTTC JAMES 5:14 “in the name of the Lord”
Does It Matter Which Bible Translation?
UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, all major English Bible translations were based on the premise that the goal of Bible translation is to take the reader as close as possible to the words that the biblical authors actually wrote.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021
And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? (James 2:25)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021
You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. (James 2:24)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021
and the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. (James 2:23)
ROMANS 8:8: Those Who Cannot Please God
As the Westminster Divines expresses it, "We are utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good."
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021
You see that faith was working together with his works, and by the works, the faith was perfected; (James 2:22)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? (James 2:21)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2021
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is useless? (James 2:20)
BIBLE AS HISTORY: The Rights of the Firstborn
First son born to a couple and required to be specially dedicated to God. The firstborn son of newly married people was believed to represent the prime of human vigor (Gen. 49:3; Ps. 78:51).