Grace and Torah

But He answered and said: "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every rhema(spoken-word) that proceeds through the mouth of God.'"

Key wordsῥήμα rhema spoken wordἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai to give an answer to a question proposedγράφω grapho to write

If he called them gods, to whom the logos(word) of God came — and the graphe(written-scripture) cannot be broken —

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenλόγος logos wordδύναμαι dynamai to be able, have power

To the Torah and to the testimony (edut)! If they do not speak according to this word, it is one for which there is no dawn.

Key wordsשַׁחַר shachar dawn

Therefore bear fruit worthy of metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain),

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionκαρπός karpos fruitἄξιος axios worthy, fitting

And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into fire.

Key wordsἀξίνη axine an axeῥίζα rhiza rootδένδρον dendron a tree

His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff He will burn up with unquenchable fire."

Key wordsπτύον ptyon a winnowing shovelχείρ cheir handδιακαθαρίζω diakatharizo to cleanse thoroughly

but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should metanoein(repent, spiritual domain) and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain).

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionΔαμασκός Damaskos DamascusἹεροσόλυμα Hierosolyma Jerusalem

and it shall be, when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall confess that in which he has sinned;

Key wordsאָשַׁם asham to offend, be guilty, trespassחָטָא chata to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong

(6) "Speak to the sons of Israel: A man (ish) or woman (ishah), when they do any of the sins of the man (adam), to commit a trespass against YHWH, and that soul (nephesh) is guilty, (7) then they shall confess their sin which they have done, and he shall restore his guilt in its principal, and add to it its fifth, and give it to him to whom he is guilty.

Key wordsחַטָּאָה chattaah sin, sinfulיָסַף yasaph to add, increase, do againמַעַל maal unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass

"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: A soul (nephesh), when it sins through error from any of the commandments (mitzvot) of YHWH which shall not be done, and does one of them—

Key wordsנֶפֶשׁ nephesh soulחָטָא chata to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrongמִצוָה mitsvah commandment

But the soul (nephesh) who acts with a high hand, whether native-born or sojourner, he blasphemes YHWH; and that soul (nephesh) shall be cut off from the midst of its people.

Key wordsרָמָה ramah to cast, shoot, hurlגָּדַף gadaph to revile men, blaspheme God

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit (ruach); a broken and contrite heart, God, you will not despise.

Key wordsזֶבַח zebach sacrificeרוּחַ ruach spiritשָׁבַר shabar to break, break in pieces

(10) And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?" (11) He answered and said to them, "Whoever has two tunics, share with the one who has none, and whoever has food, do likewise." (12) Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" (13) He said to them, "Collect no more than what you are authorized to." (14) Soldiers also asked him, "And what shall we do?" He said to them, "Do not extort anyone, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be content with your wages."

Key wordsἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai to give an answer to a question proposedἐπερωτάω eperotao to ask, questionτελώνης telones tax collector

(30) Therefore, each man (ish) according to his ways I will judge you, house of Israel, declares my Lord (Adonai) YHWH. Return, and turn yourselves back from all your transgressions, that iniquity may not be for you a stumbling-block. (31) Cast away from upon you all your transgressions by which you have transgressed, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit (ruach); and why will you die, house of Israel?

Key wordsשָׁלַךְ shalak to throw, cast, hurl, flingשָׁפַט shaphat to judge, govern, vindicate, punishבַּיִת bayith house

For the sorrow that is according to God produces a metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain) that is ametameleton(without-regret, soul-domain), leading to Salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionἀμεταμέλητος ametameletos not repentant of, unregrettedλύπη lype sorrow, pain, grief, annoyance, affliction

For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

Key wordsλυπέω lypeo to make sorrowfulκατεργάζομαι katergazomai to work out, accomplishσπουδή spoude haste, with haste

and saying: "The kairos(appointed-time) is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near — metanoeite(repent, spiritual domain) and believe in the good news."

Key wordsκαιρός kairos appointed timeβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleπληρόω pleroo to fill full, fulfill

Therefore metanoesate(repent, spiritual domain) and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, so that kairos(appointed-time)s of refreshing may come from the face of the Lord,

Key wordsκαιρός kairos appointed timeμετανοέω metanoeo to change the mind, repentἐπιστρέφω epistrepho to turn

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain) toward God and faith in our Lord Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ).

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionδιαμαρτύρομαι diamartyromai to testifyἝλλην Hellen a Greek

Afterward Yeshua(Jesus) found him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you."

Key wordsεὑρίσκω heurisko to come upon, hit upon, to meet withἱερόν hieron a sacred place, templeἴδε ide behold, see

She said, "No one, Lord." And Yeshua(Jesus) said, "I do not krino(condemn) you, either; go your way; from now on sin no more."

Key wordsκρίνω krino to judge, decideπορεύομαι poreuomai to lead over, carry over, transferἀμαρτάνω hamartano to sin

No, I tell you; but unless you metanoete(repent, spiritual domain), you will all likewise perish.

Key wordsμετανοέω metanoeo to change the mind, repentἀπόλλυμι apollymi to destroy

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain)."

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionκαλέω kaleo to callδίκαιος dikaios righteous

Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His dynamis(miracles, power) were done, because they did not metanoeo(repent, spiritual domain).

Key wordsδύναμις dynamis powerμετανοέω metanoeo to change the mind, repentἄρχομαι archomai to be the first to do

So remember from where you have fallen, metanoeson(repent, spiritual domain), and do the first works; otherwise I am coming to you quickly and will remove your lampstand from its place — unless you metanoeses(repent, spiritual domain).

Key wordsμνημονεύω mnemoneuo to be mindful of, to rememberπίπτω pipto to descend from a higher place to a lowerμετανοέω metanoeo to change the mind, repent

Those whom I phileo(love) I rebuke and discipline; so be zealous and metanoeson(repent, spiritual domain).

Key wordsφιλέω phileo to loveἐλέγχω elencho to convict, refute, confuteπαιδεύω paideuo to train, discipline

(21) Looking at him, Yeshua(Jesus) felt a love for him and said to him: "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me, taking up the cross." (22) But at these logos(words) his face fell, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

Key wordsλόγος logos wordστυγνάζω stygnazo to be sad, sorrowfulἐμβλέπω emblepo to look at, fix one's eyes on

As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.

Key wordsπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfἀπέρχομαι aperchomai to go away, departμαθητής mathetes a learner, pupil, disciple

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and makrothymia(patience, long-suffering), not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain)?

Key wordsχρηστότης chrestotes moral goodness, integrityμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionπλοῦτος ploutos riches, wealth

(5) But according to your hardness and ametanoeton(unrepentant, spiritual domain) kardia(heart, soul-domain), you are storing up orge(wrath) for yourself in the day of orge(wrath) and revelation of the dikaiokrisia(righteous-judgment) of God, (6) who will render to each one according to his works: (7) to those who by perseverance in good work seek glory and honor and incorruptibility — eternal zoe(life); (8) but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the aletheia(truth) but obey unrighteousness — orge(wrath) and fury.

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartὀργή orge anger, the natural disposition, temperζωή zoe life

for it is not the hearers of the nomos(law) who are righteous before God, but the doers of the nomos(law) who will be justified.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀκροατής akroates hearerποιητής poietes doer

(16) He said to her, "Go, call your husband and come here." (17) The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Yeshua(Jesus) said to her, "You have correctly said, 'I have no husband'; (18) for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said alethes(truly)."

Key wordsἀληθής alethes trueἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai to give an answer to a question proposedγυνή gyne a woman of any age

You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for Salvation is from the Jews.

Key wordsπροσκυνέω proskyneo to worshipσωτηρία soteria salvationἸουδαῖος Ioudaios Jewish, belonging to the Jewish nation

(23) But an hora(that-hour) is coming, and now is, when the alethinos(true, genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in pneuma(spirit) and aletheia(truth); for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. (24) God is pneuma(spirit), and those who worship Him must worship in pneuma(spirit) and aletheia(truth)."

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritὥρα hora hour, timeἀλήθεια aletheia truth

(37) Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the kardia(heart, soul-domain) and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" (38) Peter said to them, "metanoesate(Repent, spiritual domain), and each one of you be baptized in the name of Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ) for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the dorea(free-gift) of the hagio(holy) pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartἀπόστολος apostolos a delegate, messengerδωρεά dorea free gift

But as he was discussing dikaiosyne(righteousness), self-control and the krima(verdict) to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find opportunity I will summon you."

Key wordsδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessκρίμα krima judgment, verdictκαιρός kairos appointed time

And she will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Yeshua(Jesus), for He will save His people from their sins."

Key wordsτίκτω tikto to bring forth, bear, produceυἱός uihos sonκαλέω kaleo to call

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under nomos(law) but under charis(grace)? May it never be!

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀμαρτάνω hamartano to sinχάρις charis grace

No one who abides in Him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him.

Key wordsμένω meno to remain, abideἀμαρτάνω hamartano to sinγινώσκω ginosko to know

Everyone who practices sin also practices anomia(Torah-lessness); sin is anomia(Torah-lessness).

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἁμαρτία hamartia sin

Because by works of nomos(law) no sarx(flesh) will be justified before Him, for through nomos(law) comes epignosis(spiritual, complete knowledge) of sin.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἐπίγνωσις epignosis full knowledgeἔργον ergon work, deed

What then shall we say? Is the nomos(law) sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through nomos(law); for I would not have known epithymia(lust, desire, strong craving) if the nomos(law) had not said, "You shall not have epithymia(lust, desire, strong craving)."

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἔρω ereo to utter, speak, sayἁμαρτία hamartia sin

The end of the matter, all having been heard: fear God, and keep His commandments (mitzvah); for this is the whole of the man (adam).

Key wordsסוֹף soph end, conclusionשָׁמַע shama to hearשָׁמַר shamar to keep

Do we then nullify the nomos(law) through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we uphold the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκαταργέω katargeo to nullify, render powerlessπίστις pistis faith

And it shall be righteousness for us, if we keep to do all this commandment (mitzvah) before YHWH our God, as He commanded us (tzivvah).

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keep

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and dikaioma(ordinances) of the Lord.

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outπορεύομαι poreuomai to lead over, carry over, transferἐντολή entole commandment

and though these three men were in its midst — Noah, Daniel, and Job — they, by their righteousness, would deliver their soul (nephesh), declares my Lord (Adonai) YHWH.

Key wordsנָצַל natsal to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, stripנְאֻם neum [the] utterance of

Then the king was exceedingly glad over him, and commanded to bring Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was brought up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

Key wordsטְאֵב teeb it was goodחֲבַל chabal hurt, damageשְׁכחַ shekach to find

who through faith conquered kingdoms, worked dikaiosyne(righteousness), obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessπίστις pistis faith

(16) All graphe(written-scripture) is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for paideia(training, discipline) in dikaiosyne(righteousness); (17) so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenπαιδεία paideia the whole training and education of childrenδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousness

But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the nomos(law) and that is written in the Prophets;

Key wordsαἵρεσις hairesis act of taking, captureνόμος nomos lawὁμολογέω homologeo to confess, declare

And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of kardia(heart, soul-domain) to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartπιστεύω pisteuo to believeλαλέω laleo to speak

(46) For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. (47) But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My rhema(spoken-words)?"

Key wordsῥήμα rhema spoken wordπιστεύω pisteuo to believeΜωσῆς Moseus Moses

The first of the firstfruits of your ground (adamah) you shall bring into the house of YHWH your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

Key wordsרֵאשִׁית reshith first, beginning, best, chiefבִּכּוּר bikkur first-fruitsבַּיִת bayith house

(9) For it is written in the nomos(law) of Moses: "You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing." God is not concerned about oxen, is He? (10) Or is He speaking entirely for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the one who plows ought to plow in elpis(hope), and the one who threshes in elpis(hope) of partaking.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἐλπίς elpis expectation of evil, fearΜωσῆς Moseus Moses

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier provisions of the nomos(law) — krisis(judgment) and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκρίσις krisis a separating, sundering, separationπίστις pistis faith

Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever keeps and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleλύω lyo to loose, destroyἐντολή entole commandment

Be diligent to present yourself dokimon(approved, verified) to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the logos(word) of aletheia(truth).

Key wordsὀρθοτομέω orthotomeo to cut straight, to cut straight waysλόγος logos wordἀλήθεια aletheia truth

Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and your Torah is truth.

Key wordsצֶדֶק tsedeq justice, rightness, righteousnessאֶמֶת emeth firmness, faithfulness, truth

Sanctify them in the aletheia(truth); Your logos(word) is aletheia(truth).

Key wordsἁγιάζω hagiazo to make holyἀλήθεια aletheia truthλόγος logos word

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the oikonomia(administration) of God which is by faith.

Key wordsπροσέχω prosecho to bring to, bring nearμύθος mythos a speech, word, sayingγενεαλογία genealogia a genealogy, a record of descent or lineage

(7) wanting to be teachers of nomos(law), even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions. (8) But we know that the nomos(law) is good, if one uses it lawfully,

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intendνομοδιδάσκαλος nomodidaskalos a teacher and interpreter of the law

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the aletheia(truth).

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthπροσέχω prosecho to bring to, bring nearμύθος mythos a speech, word, saying

I am YHWH your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of servants.

Key wordsעֶבֶד ebed servant

(5) And now, if you will indeed hearken to My voice and keep My covenant (berit), then you shall be to Me a treasured possession from among all the peoples; for all the earth is Mine. (6) And you yourselves shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the sons of Israel."

Key wordsשָׁמַע shama to hearמַמלָכָה mamlakah kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereigntyכֹּהֵן kohen priest, principal officer or chief ruler

So then, the nomos(law) is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἅγιος hagios holyἐντολή entole commandment

For we know that the nomos(law) is spiritual, but I am sarx(flesh)ly, sold under sin.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπνευματικός pneumatikos relating to the human spiritσαρκικός sarkikos fleshly, carnal

Because the phronema(mindset) of the sarx(flesh) is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the nomos(law) of God — indeed it cannot —

Key wordsφρόνημα phronema mindsetσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos law

(23) But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the nomos(law), being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. (24) Therefore the nomos(law) has become our paidagogos(guardian-instructor) to lead us to Messiah(Christ), so that we may be justified by faith. (25) But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a paidagogos(guardian-instructor).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπαιδαγωγός paidagogos guardian, tutorπίστις pistis faith

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under nomos(law) but under charis(grace)? May it never be!

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀμαρτάνω hamartano to sinχάρις charis grace

(17) Do not think that I came to abolish the nomos(law) or the prophets — I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. (18) For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota(smallest Greek letter) or one keraia(stroke of a letter) will pass away from the nomos(law) until all things are accomplished.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἰῶτα iota iotaκεραία keraia stroke of a letter

(3) For what was impossible for the nomos(law) — in that it was weak through the sarx(flesh) — God, by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful sarx(flesh) and concerning sin, katakrino(condemned) sin in the sarx(flesh), (4) so that the dikaioma(ordinance) of the nomos(law) might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the sarx(flesh) but according to the pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

For this is the diatheke(covenant) that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my nomoi(laws) into their dianoia(thought), and write them on their kardiai(hearts, soul-domains), and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantδιάνοια dianoia mind, understandingκαρδία kardia heart

For this is the covenant (berit) that I will cut with the house of Israel after those days, declares YHWH: I will put My Torah within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Key wordsכָּרַת karath to cut, cut off, cut downבַּיִת bayith houseנְאֻם neum [the] utterance of

(15) but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, (16) since it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."

Key wordsγράφω grapho to writeκαλέω kaleo to callἀναστροφή anastrophe manner of life, conduct, behaviour

(7) And you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am YHWH your God. (8) And you shall keep My statutes (chuqqot) and do them; I am YHWH who sanctifies you.

Key wordsקָדוֹשׁ qadosh sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

By what does a young man keep his path pure? By guarding it according to your word.

Key wordsזָכָה zakah to be clean, be pure, be clearנַעַר naar a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer

(1) Now receive the one who is weak in faith — not for diakrisis(discernment) of dialogismoi(reasoning, deliberations). (2) One person believes he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables.

Key wordsδιάκρισις diakrisis a distinguishing, discerning, judgingἀσθενέω astheneo to be weak, feeble, to be without strengthπιστεύω pisteuo to believe

(22) The faith you have — keep it to yourself before God; blessed is the one who does not krino(judge) himself in what he approves. (23) But the one who diakrino(middle, passive: doubts, wavers) is katakrino(condemned) if he eats, because it is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

Key wordsδιακρίνω diakrino to separate, make a distinction, discriminateκρίνω krino to judge, decideπίστις pistis faith

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

Key wordsἀδικία adikia unrighteousness, injusticeἁμαρτία hamartia sinθάνατος thanatos death

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Key wordsἁμαρτία hamartia sinκαλός kalos beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Key wordsπίστις pistis faithκαλέω kaleo to callὑπακούω hypakouo to listen, to harken

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself.

Key wordsπίστις pistis faithἔργον ergon work, deedνεκρός nekros dead

Forever, YHWH, your word stands firm in the heavens.

Key wordsנָצַב natsab to stand, take a stand

Your kingdom come. Your thelema(will) be done, as in heaven so on earth.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleθέλημα thelema willοὐρανός ouranos heaven, sky

For this is the diatheke(covenant) that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my nomoi(laws) into their dianoia(thought), and write them on their kardiai(hearts, soul-domains), and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantδιάνοια dianoia mind, understandingκαρδία kardia heart

And many peoples shall go and say: "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth Torah, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.

Key wordsהַר har hill, mountain, hill country, mountבַּיִת bayith houseתּוֹרָה torah Torah, instruction

Blessed are those who do His commandments, so that their exousia(authority) will be over the tree of zoe(life) and they may enter through the gates into the city.

Key wordsἐξουσία exousia authorityζωή zoe lifeἐντολή entole commandment

(8) However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. (9) But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless stoicheia(elementary principles), to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

Key wordsστοιχεῖον stoicheion any first thingγινώσκω ginosko to knowδουλεύω douleuo to serve as a slave

(2) Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Messiah(Christ) will be of no benefit to you. (3) And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole nomos(law). (4) You have been severed from Messiah(Christ), you who are seeking to be justified by nomos(law); you have fallen from charis(grace).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἴδε ide behold, seeμαρτύρομαι martyromai to cite a witness, bring forward a witness

(12) Those who desire to make a good showing in sarx(flesh) try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Messiah(Christ). (13) For those who are circumcised do not even keep the nomos(law) themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your sarx(flesh).

Key wordsσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos lawθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intend

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of nomos(law) but through faith in Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ), even we have believed in Messiah(Christ) Yeshua(Jesus), so that we may be justified by faith in Messiah(Christ) and not by the works of nomos(law); since by the works of nomos(law) no sarx(flesh) will be justified.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx fleshδικαιόω dikaioo to make righteous, justify

But if, while seeking to be justified in Messiah(Christ), we ourselves have also been found to be sinners, is Messiah(Christ) then a diakonos(servant) of sin? May it never be!

Key wordsδιάκονος diakonos servant, ministerζητέω zeteo to seek in order to findδικαιόω dikaioo to make righteous, justify

I do not nullify the charis(grace) of God, for if dikaiosyne(righteousness) comes through nomos(law), then Messiah(Christ) died dorean(needlessly).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessἀθετέω atheteo to set aside, reject

take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπαραλαμβάνω paralambano to take along, receiveἁγνίζω hagnizo ceremonially

But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the nomos(law) and that is written in the Prophets;

Key wordsαἵρεσις hairesis act of taking, captureνόμος nomos lawὁμολογέω homologeo to confess, declare

Do we then nullify the nomos(law) through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we uphold the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκαταργέω katargeo to nullify, render powerlessπίστις pistis faith

(8) However at that time, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods. (9) But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless stoicheia(elementary principles), to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

Key wordsστοιχεῖον stoicheion any first thingγινώσκω ginosko to knowδουλεύω douleuo to serve as a slave

You are paratereo(observe with hostile intent) days and months and kairos(appointed-times: Moedim) and years.

Key wordsπαρατηρέω paratereo to stand beside and watchκαιρός kairos appointed timeἡμέρα hemera day

They were paratereo(observing with hostile intent) Him to see if He would heal him on the sabbatons(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23), so that they might accuse Him.

Key wordsπαρατηρέω paratereo to stand beside and watchσάββατον sabbaton sabbath, sabbaton — every appointed sabbath of the moedimθεραπεύω therapeuo to serve, do service

The scribes and Pharisees were paratereo(observing with hostile intent) Him to see if He would heal on the sabbaton(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23), so that they might find a charge against Him.

Key wordsπαρατηρέω paratereo to stand beside and watchγραμματεύς grammateus a clerk, scribe, especiallya public servantΦαρισαῖος Pharisaios Pharisee

but their plot became known to Saul; and they were also paratereo(observing with hostile intent) the gates day and night so that they might put him to death.

Key wordsπαρατηρέω paratereo to stand beside and watchγινώσκω ginosko to knowΣαῦλος Saulos Saul

Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven nor with leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and aletheia(truth).

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthἑορτάζω heortazo to keep a feast day, celebrate a feastζύμη zyme leaven

But taking his leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

Key wordsἑορτή heorte a feast day, festivalἀποτάσσομαι apotassomai to set apart, separateδεῖ dei it is necessary, there is need of

For Paul had krino(decided) to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend chronos(chronological-time) in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.

Key wordsπεντηκοστή pentekoste Pentecostσπεύδω speudo to haste, make hasteἹεροσόλυμα Hierosolyma Jerusalem

Tell me, you who want to be under nomos(law), do you not listen to the nomos(law)?

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intendἀκούω akouo to hear

Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

Key wordsὄρος oros a mountainἈραβία Arabia Arabiaσυστοιχέω systoicheo to stand or march in the same row

(13) For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for sarx(flesh), but through agape(love) serve one another. (14) For the whole nomos(law) is fulfilled in one logos(word), in the statement, "You shall agape(love) your neighbor as yourself."

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx fleshἀγάπη agape love

(19) Now the deeds of sarx(flesh) are evident, which are: moicheia(adultery), sexual immorality, akatharsia(impurity, uncleanness), sensuality, (20) idolatry, pharmakeia(sorcery-drug-mixing), enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, (21) envying, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Key wordsφαρμακεία pharmakeia the use or the administering of drugsσάρξ sarx fleshαἵρεσις hairesis act of taking, capture

For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

(29) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in kardia(heart, soul-domain), and you will find rest for your psyche(souls). (30) For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartψυχή psyche soulαἴρω airo to raise up, elevate, lift up

(2) This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the pneuma(spirit) by the works of nomos(law), or by hearing with faith? (3) Are you so foolish? Having begun by the pneuma(spirit), are you now being perfected by sarx(flesh)?

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos law

(12) Those who desire to make a good showing in sarx(flesh) try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Messiah(Christ). (13) For those who are circumcised do not even keep the nomos(law) themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your sarx(flesh).

Key wordsσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos lawθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intend

For we know that the nomos(law) is spiritual, but I am sarx(flesh)ly, sold under sin.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπνευματικός pneumatikos relating to the human spiritσαρκικός sarkikos fleshly, carnal

Because the phronema(mindset) of the sarx(flesh) is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the nomos(law) of God — indeed it cannot —

Key wordsφρόνημα phronema mindsetσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos law

so that the dikaioma(ordinance) of the nomos(law) might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the sarx(flesh) but according to the pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

(7) For if that first diatheke(covenant) had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. (8) For finding fault with them He says: "Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new diatheke(covenant) with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah — (9) not like the diatheke(covenant) that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not continue in my diatheke(covenant), and so I paid no heed to them, declares the Lord.

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantμέμφομαι memphomai to blame, find faultἡμέρα hemera day

For this is the diatheke(covenant) that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my nomoi(laws) into their dianoia(thought), and write them on their kardiai(hearts, soul-domains), and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantδιάνοια dianoia mind, understandingκαρδία kardia heart

for the nomos(law) produces orge(wrath) — but where there is no nomos(law), there is also no transgression.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawὀργή orge anger, the natural disposition, temperπαράβασις parabasis a going over

Did then what is good become death to me? May it never be! Rather it was sin — so that sin might be shown to be sin, producing death in me through what is good — so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

Key wordsθάνατος thanatos deathἁμαρτία hamartia sinφαίνω phaino to bring forth into the light, cause to shine

(25) And he cried out to YHWH, and YHWH showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he set for him a statute (choq) and a judgment (mishpat), and there he tested him. (26) And he said, "If you will diligently listen to the voice of YHWH your God, and do what is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments (mitzvot), and keep all his statutes (chuqqim), all the disease which I put on Egypt I will not put on you; for I am YHWH your healer."

Key wordsשָׁמַע shama to hearעֵץ ets tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalkשׂוּם sum to put, place, set, appoint, make

And YHWH said to Moses: "Behold, I am raining for you bread from the heavens; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion in its day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My Torah, or not.

Key wordsמָטַר matar to rainלֶחֶם lechem bread, food, grain

And YHWH said to Moses: "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments (mitzvah) and My Torah?

Key wordsמָאֵן maen have you refused

(22) for all the men (ish) who saw my glory and my signs (ot), which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice, (23) surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers; and all who despised me shall not see it.

Key wordsשָׁבַע shaba to swear, adjureפַּעַם paam stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrenceשָׁמַע shama to hear

(18) And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? (19) So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

Key wordsβλέπω blepo to see, discern, of the bodily eyeὀμνύω omnyo to swearεἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai to go out or come in

Now these things happened to them as examples, and were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

Key wordsτύπος typos type, patternσυμβαίνω symbaino to walk with the feet near togetherγράφω grapho to write

(23) For if anyone is a hearer of the logos(word) and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror — (24) for he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. (25) But the one who looks into the perfect nomos(law) of freedom and perseveres — not being a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts — this one will be blessed in his doing.

Key wordsλόγος logos wordνόμος nomos lawκατανοέω katanoeo to perceive, remark, observe, understand

The Torah of YHWH is perfect, restoring the soul (nephesh); the testimony (edut) of YHWH is sure, making wise the simple.

Key wordsתּוֹרָה torah Torah, instructionנֶפֶשׁ nephesh soulעֵדוּת eduth testimony

In my heart I have stored up your saying, so that I may not sin against you.

Key wordsצָפַן tsaphan to hide, treasure, treasure or store upחָטָא chata to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong

How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded the blood of the diatheke(covenant) by which he was sanctified as koinos(common, worldly), and has insulted the pneuma(spirit) of charis(grace)?

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantπνεῦμα pneuma spiritδοκέω dokeo to be of opinion, think, suppose

See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking, for if those who refused the one who warned them on earth did not escape, much less shall we escape if we reject the One who warns from heaven.

Key wordsβλέπω blepo to see, discern, of the bodily eyeπαραιτέομαι paraiteomai to refuse, beg offλαλέω laleo to speak

I am YHWH your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of servants.

Key wordsעֶבֶד ebed servant

(4) You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on wings of eagles and brought you to Myself. (5) And now, if you will indeed hearken to My voice and keep My covenant (berit), then you shall be to Me a treasured possession from among all the peoples; for all the earth is Mine.

Key wordsשָׁמַע shama to hearכָּנָף kanaph wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, cornerנֶשֶׁר nesher eagle, vulture, griffon-vulture

(7) Not because you were more than all the peoples did YHWH set His love upon you and choose you — for you were the fewest of all the peoples — (8) but because of YHWH's love for you, and because He kept the oath which He swore to your fathers, YHWH brought you out with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of slaves, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Key wordsחָשַׁק chashaq he lovedשָׁבַע shaba to swear, adjureעֶבֶד ebed servant

And my spirit (ruach) I will put within you, and I will cause you to walk in my statutes (chuqqim), and you shall keep my judgments (mishpat) and do them.

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keep

And YHWH your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul (nephesh), for the sake of your life (chai).

Key wordsלֵבָב lebab heart

How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has regarded the blood of the diatheke(covenant) by which he was sanctified as koinos(common, worldly), and has insulted the pneuma(spirit) of charis(grace)?

Key wordsδιαθήκη diatheke covenantπνεῦμα pneuma spiritδοκέω dokeo to be of opinion, think, suppose

and being made perfect, He became the source of eternal Salvation to all who obey Him,

Key wordsτελειόω teleioo to make perfect, completeὑπακούω hypakouo to listen, to harkenσωτηρία soteria salvation

(10) And it shall be, when YHWH your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you — great and good cities which you did not build, (11) and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not hew, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant — and you shall eat and be satisfied — (12) beware for yourself, lest you forget YHWH, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keepטוּב tub goods, good things, goodnessשָׁכַח shakach to forget, ignore, wither

Beware lest you forget YHWH your God, in not keeping His commandments (mitzvah) and His judgments (mishpat) and His statutes (chuqqot), which I am commanding you (tzivvah) this day;

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keepשָׁכַח shakach to forget, ignore, wither

For this is the covenant (berit) that I will cut with the house of Israel after those days, declares YHWH: I will put My Torah within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Key wordsכָּרַת karath to cut, cut off, cut downבַּיִת bayith houseנְאֻם neum [the] utterance of

You shall not add to the word which I am commanding (tzivvah) you, and you shall not take away from it, to keep the commandments (mitzvah) of YHWH your God which I am commanding (tzivvah) you.

Key wordsיָסַף yasaph to add, increase, do againגָּרַע gara to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abateמִצוָה mitsvah commandment

Now even the first diatheke(covenant) had regulations for worship and an earthly holy place.

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outλατρεία latreia service rendered for hireπρῶτος protos first in time or place

(2) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. (3) For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Key wordsγινώσκω ginosko to knowἀγαπάω agapao to loveἀγάπη agape love

And this is love: that we walk according to His commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you walk in it.

Key wordsπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandment

If you agapao(love) Me, you will keep My commandments.

Key wordsἀγαπάω agapao to loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

(37) And He said to him: "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your kardia(heart, soul-domain) and with all your psyche(soul) and with all your nous(intellect, spiritual domain).' (38) This is the great and foremost commandment. (39) The second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' (40) On these two commandments depend the whole nomos(law) and the Prophets."

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκαρδία kardia heartψυχή psyche soul

For the nomos(law) of the pneuma(spirit) of zoe(life) in Messiah(Christ) Yeshua(Jesus) has set me free from the nomos(law) of sin and of death.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπνεῦμα pneuma spiritζωή zoe life

so that the dikaioma(ordinance) of the nomos(law) might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the sarx(flesh) but according to the pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

(8) Owe nothing to anyone except to agapao(love) one another, for the one who agapao(loves) the other has fulfilled the nomos(law). (9) For the commandments — "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet" — and if there is any other commandment, are summed up in this logos(word): "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (10) Agape(Love) works no evil to a neighbor; therefore agape(love) is the pleroma(fulfillment) of the nomos(law).

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveπλήρωμα pleroma that which isνόμος nomos law

If you truly fulfill the royal nomos(law) according to the graphe(written-scripture), "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenτελέω teleo to carry out, fulfill

For the whole nomos(law) is fulfilled in one logos(word), in the statement, "You shall agape(love) your neighbor as yourself."

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawλόγος logos wordπληρόω pleroo to fill full, fulfill

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is everything.

Key wordsπεριτομή peritome circumcisionἀκροβυστία akrobystia having the foreskin, uncircumcisedτήρησις teresis keeping

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My agape(love); just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His agape(love).

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

For to this you have been called, because Messiah(Christ) also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in His steps —

Key wordsκαλέω kaleo to callπάσχω pascho to be affected or have been affected, to feelὑπολιμπάνω hypolimpano to leave, leave behind

Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.

Key wordsπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfμένω meno to remain, abideὀφείλω opheilo to owe, ought

For we are His workmanship, created in Messiah(Christ) Yeshua(Jesus) for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Key wordsποίημα poiema workmanshipπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfκτίζω ktizo to make habitable, to people, a place, region

Beware lest you forget YHWH your God, in not keeping His commandments (mitzvah) and His judgments (mishpat) and His statutes (chuqqot), which I am commanding you (tzivvah) this day;

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keepשָׁכַח shakach to forget, ignore, wither

You have rebuked the insolent, the cursed, who stray from your commandments (mitzvot).

Key wordsגָּעַר gaar you rebukeאָרַר arar to curseזֵד zed arrogant, proud, insolent, presumptuous

So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have done only that which we ought to have done.'"

Key wordsἀχρεῖος achreios useless, good for nothingδιατάσσω diatasso to arrange, appoint, ordain, prescribeδοῦλος doulos slave

For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

(28) Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (29) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in kardia(heart, soul-domain), and you will find rest for your psyche(souls). (30) For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartψυχή psyche soulδεῦτε deute come hither, come here, come

Great peace have those who love your Torah, and there is no stumbling-block for them.

Key wordsשָׁלוֹם shalom completeness, soundness, welfare, peaceמִכשׁוֹל mikshol a stumbling, means or occasion of stumblingרַב rab much, many, great

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

Key wordsδεσμεύω desmeuo to put in chainsφορτίον phortion burdenἐπιτίθημι epitithemi in the active voice

Therefore everyone who hears these logos(words) of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Key wordsἀκούω akouo to hearλόγος logos wordὁμοιόω homoioo to be made like

(3) For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. (4) For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.

Key wordsγεννάω gennao to beget, be bornἀγάπη agape loveνικάω nikao to overcome

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and dikaioma(ordinances) of the Lord.

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outπορεύομαι poreuomai to lead over, carry over, transferἐντολή entole commandment

(9) Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the soft ones, nor males who lie with males, (10) nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (11) And some of you were these things; but you were washed, but you were made hagio(holy), but you were justified in the name of the Lord Yeshua(Jesus) and in the pneuma(spirit) of our God.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleπνεῦμα pneuma spiritπλεονέκτης pleonektes greedy person

(28) But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman to epithymesai(lust after) her has already committed adultery with her in his kardia(heart, soul-domain). (29) And if your right eye skandalizo(causes-you-to-stumble), tear it out and throw it from you, for it is better for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to be thrown into Gehenna(valley of Hinnom, place of fiery judgment). (30) And if your right hand skandalizo(causes-you-to-stumble), cut it off and throw it from you, for it is better for you that one of your members perish than for your whole body to go into Gehenna(valley of Hinnom, place of fiery judgment).

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartὀφθαλμός ophthalmos the eyeχείρ cheir hand

(12) So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling; (13) for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Key wordsὑπακούω hypakouo to listen, to harkenἐνεργέω energeo to be operative, be at work, put forth powerπαρουσία parousia presence

His divine dynamis(power) has granted to us all things pertaining to zoe(life) and eusebeia(godliness) through the epignosis(spiritual, complete knowledge) of Him who called us by His own doxa(glory) and excellence,

Key wordsδύναμις dynamis powerζωή zoe lifeἐπίγνωσις epignosis full knowledge

For this commandment (mitzvah) which I am commanding you (tzivvah) this day, it is not too wonderful for you, nor is it far off.

Key wordsפָּלָא pala to be too hard, wonderfulרָחוֹק rachoq far

Therefore all things whatever you want people to do to you, do also to them — for this is the nomos(law) and the prophets.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intendἄνθρωπος anthropos a human being

Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of the heavens, but the one who does the thelema(will) of My Father who is in the heavens.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleεἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai to go out or come inοὐρανός ouranos heaven, sky

(22) Many will say to Me on that day: 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demon(individual evil spirits to be expelled)s, and in Your name perform many dynamis(miracles, power)?' (23) And then I will declare to them: 'I never knew you — depart from Me, you who work the anomia(Torah-lessness).'

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessδύναμις dynamis powerἔρω ereo to utter, speak, say

Therefore everyone who hears these logos(words) of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Key wordsἀκούω akouo to hearλόγος logos wordὁμοιόω homoioo to be made like

Everyone who practices sin also practices anomia(Torah-lessness); sin is anomia(Torah-lessness).

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἁμαρτία hamartia sin

So you too outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and anomia(Torah-lessness).

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessφαίνω phaino to bring forth into the light, cause to shineἄνθρωπος anthropos a human being

Because anomia(Torah-lessness) is multiplied, most people's love will grow cold.

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἀγάπη agape loveπληθύνω plethyno to increase, to multiply

The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all skandalon(stumbling-blocks) and those who work anomia(Torah-lessness),

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἀποστέλλω apostello to order

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleκλαυθμός klauthmos weeping, lamentationβρυγμός brygmos a gnashing of teeth

And I say to you that many will come from east and west and will recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens,

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἀνατολή anatole a risingδυσμή dysme the setting of the sun

who through faith conquered kingdoms, worked dikaiosyne(righteousness), obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessπίστις pistis faith

For what does the graphe(written-scripture) say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as dikaiosyne(righteousness)."

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessπιστεύω pisteuo to believe

The graphe(written-scripture), foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, proclaimed the good news beforehand to Abraham, saying, "All the nations will be blessed in you."

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenπροοράω proorao to see beforeπίστις pistis faith

(39) And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, (40) since God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Key wordsμαρτυρέω martyreo to bear witness, testifyπίστις pistis faithπροβλέπω problepo to foresee

You are sons to YHWH your God; you shall not cut yourselves, and you shall not make a baldness between your eyes for the dead.

Key wordsגָּדַד gadad to penetrate, cut, attack, invadeשׂוּם sum to put, place, set, appoint, makeקָרחָה qorchah baldness, bald

(4) By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Messiah(Christ), (5) which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His hagio(holy) apostles and prophets in the pneuma(spirit); (6) to be specific, that the nations are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow metochoi(fellow-participants) of the promise in Messiah(Christ) Yeshua(Jesus) through the good news,

Key wordsσύνεσις synesis a running together, a flowing together withμυστήριον mysterion hidden thing, secret, mysteryπνεῦμα pneuma spirit

So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place:

Key wordsἐπικουρία epikouria aid, succour, helpτυγχάνω tynchano to hit the markἡμέρα hemera day

and He did not speak to them without a parable — but privately He was explaining everything to His own disciples.

Key wordsπαραβολή parabole parableλαλέω laleo to speakμαθητής mathetes a learner, pupil, disciple

teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age. Amen."

Key wordsσυντέλεια synteleia completion, consummation, endαἰών aion for ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of timeδιδάσκω didasko to teach

If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ), and with the teaching conforming to godliness,

Key wordsλόγος logos wordἑτεροδιδασκαλέω heterodidaskaleo to teach other or different doctrineπροσέρχομαι proserchomai to come to, approach

For we must all appear before the bema(judgment-seat) of Messiah(Christ), so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Key wordsβῆμα bema a step, pace, the space which a foot coversφανερόω phaneroo to make manifest, revealδεῖ dei it is necessary, there is need of

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have dikaiosyne(righteousness) and anomia(Torah-lessness), or what koinonia(fellowship) has light with darkness?

Key wordsμετοχή metoche a sharing, communion, fellowshipδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessness

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of sarx(flesh) and pneuma(spirit), perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Key wordsσάρξ sarx fleshπνεῦμα pneuma spiritἐπαγγελία epangelia promise

For we know that the nomos(law) is spiritual, but I am sarx(flesh)ly, sold under sin.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπνευματικός pneumatikos relating to the human spiritσαρκικός sarkikos fleshly, carnal

Because the phronema(mindset) of the sarx(flesh) is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the nomos(law) of God — indeed it cannot —

Key wordsφρόνημα phronema mindsetσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos law

Because those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Key wordsπρωτοτόκος prototokos the firstbornπρογινώσκω proginosko to have knowledge before handπροορίζω proorizo to predetermine, decide beforehand

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My agape(love); just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His agape(love).

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

(1) What then shall we say? Are we to continue in sin so that charis(grace) may increase? (2) May it never be! We who died to sin — how shall we still live in it?

Key wordsἔρω ereo to utter, speak, sayἐπιμένω epimeno to continue, remain onἀποθνήσκω apothnesko to die

who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every anomia(Torah-lessness), and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessλυτρόω lytroo to redeem, ransomκαθαρίζω katharizo to cleanse

(46) For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. (47) But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My rhema(spoken-words)?"

Key wordsῥήμα rhema spoken wordπιστεύω pisteuo to believeΜωσῆς Moseus Moses

(14) But their noemata(minds) were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Messiah(Christ). (15) But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their kardia(heart, soul-domain). (16) But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartδιαθήκη diatheke covenantπωρόω poroo to cover with a thick skin

And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the nomos(law);

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀκούω akouo to hearδοξάζω doxazo to think, suppose, be of opinion

do not boast over the branches — but if you do boast, it is not you who bears the root, but the root bears you.

Key wordsκατακαυχάομαι katakauchaomai to triumph over, boast againstκλάδος klados a young tender shoot, broken off for graftingῥίζα rhiza root

(20) True — they were broken off by unbelief, and you stand by faith; do not be high-minded, but fear, (21) for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.

Key wordsἀπιστία apistia unfaithfulness, faithlessἐκκλάω ekklao to break off, to cut offφύσις physis nature

If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault in private — if he listens to you, you have won your brother.

Key wordsἀμαρτάνω hamartano to sinἀδελφός adelphos a brotherὑπάγω hypago to lead under, bring under

You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely reprove your fellow, and you shall not bear sin because of him.

Key wordsשָׂנֵא sane to hate, be hatefulיָכחַ yakach to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reproveנָשָׂא nasa to lift, bear up, carry, take

Brothers, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are pneumatikoi(spiritual) restore such a one in a pneuma(spirit) of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritἀδελφός adelphos a brotherπρολαμβάνω prolambano to take before

(19) My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the aletheia(truth) and someone brings him back, (20) let that person know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering way will save a psyche(soul) from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthψυχή psyche soulἀδελφός adelphos a brother

(11) For the charis(grace) of God has appeared, bringing Salvation to all men, (12) instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly epithymiai(lusts, desires, strong cravings) and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, (13) looking for the blessed elpis(hope) and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ), (14) who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every anomia(Torah-lessness), and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Key wordsἐλπίς elpis expectation of evil, fearἐπιθυμία epithymia strong desireἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessness

And he shall speak words against the Most High (Elyon), and he shall wear out the saints of the Most High (Elyon); and he shall think to change times (zimnin, Aramaic) and decree (dat). And they shall be given into his hand until an appointed time (iddan, Aramaic) and appointed times (iddanin, Aramaic) and half a time.

Key wordsמְלַל melal he will speakבְּלָא bela he will wear outזְמָן zeman a set time, time, season

And the dragon was angry with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her offspring — those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Yeshua(Jesus).

Key wordsὀργίζω orgizo to provoke, to arouse to angerδράκων drakon a dragon, a great serpent, a name for Satanγυνή gyne a woman of any age

Here is the steadfast endurance of the holy ones — those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Yeshua(Jesus).

Key wordsὑπομονή hypomone enduranceπίστις pistis faithτηρέω tereo to keep

(3) Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasia(falling-away) comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, (4) who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Key wordsἀποστασία apostasia a falling away, defection, apostasyναός naos sanctuary, templeἀντίκειμαι antikeimai to be set over against, opposite to

For the mystery of anomia(lawlessness) is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

Key wordsμυστήριον mysterion hidden thing, secret, mysteryἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἐνεργέω energeo to be operative, be at work, put forth power

You yourself have commanded (tzivvah) your precepts to be kept diligently.

Key wordsפִּקּוּד piqqud precept, statute

who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every anomia(Torah-lessness), and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessλυτρόω lytroo to redeem, ransomκαθαρίζω katharizo to cleanse

not lagging in diligence, fervent in pneuma(spirit), serving the Lord;

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritσπουδή spoude haste, with hasteζέω zeo to boil with heat, be hot

But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.

Key wordsζηλόω zeloo to burn with zealπάρειμι pareimi to be by, be at hand, to have arrivedκαλός kalos beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent

(20) And he said to Him: "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up." (21) Looking at him, Yeshua(Jesus) felt a love for him and said to him: "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me, taking up the cross."

Key wordsἀποκρίνομαι apokrinomai to give an answer to a question proposedἐμβλέπω emblepo to look at, fix one's eyes onδιδάσκαλος didaskalos a teacher

(2) For I bear witness to them that they have zeal for God, but not according to epignosis(spiritual, complete knowledge). (3) For not knowing the dikaiosyne(righteousness) of God and seeking to establish their own dikaiosyne(righteousness), they did not submit to the dikaiosyne(righteousness) of God.

Key wordsδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessἐπίγνωσις epignosis full knowledgeμαρτυρέω martyreo to bear witness, testify

as to zeal, a persecutor of the ekklesia(called-out community); as to the dikaiosyne(righteousness) which is in the nomos(law), found blameless.

Key wordsδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessνόμος nomos lawζῆλος zelos excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of spirit

(11) The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people — swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. (12) I fast twice a sabbaton(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23); I pay tithes of all that I get.'

Key wordsνηστεύω nesteuo to fastΦαρισαῖος Pharisaios Phariseeἵστημι histemi to establish, uphold

(14) But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your kardia(heart, soul-domain), do not boast and lie against the aletheia(truth). (15) This sophia(wisdom) is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, psychike(soul-driven), demonic. (16) For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. (17) But the sophia(wisdom) from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, adiakritos(impartial, unwavering) and sincere.

Key wordsσοφία sophia wisdom, broad and full of intelligenceκαρδία kardia heartἀλήθεια aletheia truth

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the stoicheia(elementary principles) of the world, rather than according to Messiah(Christ).

Key wordsστοιχεῖον stoicheion any first thingβλέπω blepo to see, discern, of the bodily eyeσυλαγωγέω sylagogeo to carry off booty

(20) If you have died with Messiah(Christ) to the stoicheia(elementary principles) of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees: (21) "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (22) (which all refer to things destined to perish with use) — in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men?

Key wordsστοιχεῖον stoicheion any first thingδογματίζω dogmatizo to decree, command, enjoinἀποθνήσκω apothnesko to die

(16) Therefore no one is to krino(judge) you in regard to food or drink or in respect to heortes(festival) or new moon or sabbatons(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23); (17) things which are a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Messiah(Christ).

Key wordsσκία skia shadowκρίνω krino to judge, decideἑορτή heorte a feast day, festival

And when the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled, they were all together with one mind in the same place,

Key wordsπεντηκοστή pentekoste Pentecostσυμπληρόω sympleroo to fill completelyἡμέρα hemera day

For Paul had krino(decided) to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend chronos(chronological-time) in Asia; for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.

Key wordsπεντηκοστή pentekoste Pentecostσπεύδω speudo to haste, make hasteἹεροσόλυμα Hierosolyma Jerusalem

Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven nor with leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and aletheia(truth).

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthἑορτάζω heortazo to keep a feast day, celebrate a feastζύμη zyme leaven

But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the nomos(law) and that is written in the Prophets;

Key wordsαἵρεσις hairesis act of taking, captureνόμος nomos lawὁμολογέω homologeo to confess, declare

So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place:

Key wordsἐπικουρία epikouria aid, succour, helpτυγχάνω tynchano to hit the markἡμέρα hemera day

When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Yeshua(Jesus), from both the nomos(law) of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until hespera(evening).

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleνόμος nomos lawἑσπέρα hespera evening, eventide

(2) And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three sabbatons(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23) reasoned with them from the graphe(written-scripture)s, (3) explaining and giving evidence that the Messiah(Christ) had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Yeshua(Jesus) whom I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah(Christ)."

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenδιανοίγω dianoigo to open by dividing or drawing asunderπαρατίθημι paratithemi to place beside or near or set before

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.

Key wordsΚρίσπος Krispos Crispusἀρχισυνάγωγος archisynagogos ruler of the synagogueπιστεύω pisteuo to believe

And the logos(word) of God was growing and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplying, and a large group of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Key wordsἱερεύς hiereus a priestὑπακούω hypakouo to listen, to harkenπίστις pistis faith

And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the nomos(law);

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀκούω akouo to hearδοξάζω doxazo to think, suppose, be of opinion

take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπαραλαμβάνω paralambano to take along, receiveἁγνίζω hagnizo ceremonially

Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.

Key wordsἁγνισμός hagnismos purification, expiationἱερόν hieron a sacred place, templeπροσφορά prosphora offering

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings;

Key wordsἔτος etos yearπαραγίνομαι paraginomai to be present, to come near, approachἐλεημοσύνη eleemosyne mercy, pity

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer doron(offerings, gifts) according to the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawδῶρον doron giftγῆ ge arable land

And day by day, devoting themselves with one mind in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and singleness of kardia(heart, soul-domain),

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartἡμέρα hemera dayπροσκαρτερέω proskartereo to continue steadfastly, devote oneself

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hora(that-hour) of prayer, the ninth hour,

Key wordsὥρα hora hour, timeΠέτρος Petros PeterἸωάννης Ioannes John

since you can take note of the fact that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

Key wordsἀναβαίνω anabaino ascendπροσκυνέω proskyneo to worshipἹερουσαλήμ Hierousalem Jerusalem

(6) We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days. (7) In yet the one of the sabbatons(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23), when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his logos(word) until midnight. (8) There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered together.

Key wordsἐκπλέω ekpleo to sail from, sail away, depart by shipλαμπάς lampas a torchἡμέρα hemera day

When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

Key wordsἀναβαίνω anabaino ascendκλάω klao to breakἄρτος artos food composed of flour mixed with water and baked

And then I will declare to them: 'I never knew you — depart from Me, you who work the anomia(Torah-lessness).'

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessὁμολογέω homologeo to confess, declareγινώσκω ginosko to know

Everyone who practices sin also practices anomia(Torah-lessness); sin is anomia(Torah-lessness).

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἁμαρτία hamartia sin

From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes (chuqqim), and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says YHWH of hosts (tzevaot). But you say, "In what shall we return?"

Key wordsסוּר sur to turn aside, departשָׁמַר shamar to keepצָבָא tsaba that which goes forth, army, war, warfare

Therefore, each man (ish) according to his ways I will judge you, house of Israel, declares my Lord (Adonai) YHWH. Return, and turn yourselves back from all your transgressions, that iniquity may not be for you a stumbling-block.

Key wordsשָׁפַט shaphat to judge, govern, vindicate, punishבַּיִת bayith houseנְאֻם neum [the] utterance of

And they were rebellious, and rebelled against You, and cast Your Torah behind their back, and they killed Your prophets who testified against them to bring them back to You; and they did great blasphemies.

Key wordsהָרַג harag to killעוּד ud to return, repeat, go about, do againנְאָצָה neatsah contempt, contumely

From that time Yeshua(Jesus) began to proclaim and say: "metanoeite(Repent, spiritual domain), for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near."

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἄρχομαι archomai to be the first to doκηρύσσω kerysso to proclaim

Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Key wordsκατέρχομαι katerchomai to come down, go downἸουδαία Ioudaia Judaeaδιδάσκω didasko to teach

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to observe the nomos(law) of Moses."

Key wordsαἵρεσις hairesis act of taking, captureνόμος nomos lawἐξανίστημι exanistemi to make to rise up, to rise up, to produce

(10) Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? (11) But we believe that we are saved through the charis(grace) of the Lord Yeshua(Jesus), in the same way as they also are."

Key wordsπειράζω peirazo to tryχάρις charis graceἐπιτίθημι epitithemi in the active voice

(19) Therefore I krino(judge, determine) that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, (20) but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from sexual immorality and from what is strangled and from blood. (21) For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who proclaim him, since he is read in the synagogues every sabbaton(referring to every Moed of Leviticus 23)."

Key wordsκρίνω krino to judge, decideΜωσῆς Moseus Mosesἐπιστέλλω epistello to send one a message, command

(28) For it seemed good to the hagio(holy) pneuma(spirit) and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: (29) that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from sexual immorality; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell."

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritδοκέω dokeo to be of opinion, think, supposeἀπέχω apecho have

Therefore I said to the sons of Israel: No soul (nephesh) among you shall eat blood, nor shall the sojourner who sojourns in your midst eat blood.

Key wordsנֶפֶשׁ nephesh soulאָכַל akal to eat, devour, burn up, feedדָּם dam blood

(20) And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the nomos(law); (21) and they have been told about you, that you are teaching all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk according to the customs.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfκατηχέω katecheo to sound towards, sound down upon, resound

(24) take them and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the nomos(law). (25) But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having krino(decided) that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from sexual immorality."

Key wordsκρίνω krino to judge, decideνόμος nomos lawπαραλαμβάνω paralambano to take along, receive

(1) Or do you not know, brothers — for I am speaking to those who know nomos(law) — that the nomos(law) exercises dominion over a person as long as he lives? (2) For the married woman is bound by nomos(law) to her living husband; but if her husband dies, she is released from the nomos(law) of the husband. (3) So then, if while her husband is alive she becomes another man's, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that nomos(law), so that she is not an adulteress though she has become another man's. (4) So then, my brothers, you also were made to die to the nomos(law) through the body of Messiah(Christ), so that you might belong to another — to Him who was raised from the dead — in order that we might bear fruit to God. (5) For when we were in the sarx(flesh), the sinful passions that came through the nomos(law) were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. (6) But now we have been released from the nomos(law), having died to what held us captive, so that we serve in newness of pneuma(spirit) and not in oldness of the written letter.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκαινότης kainotes newnessπνεῦμα pneuma spirit

What then shall we say? Is the nomos(law) sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through nomos(law); for I would not have known epithymia(lust, desire, strong craving) if the nomos(law) had not said, "You shall not have epithymia(lust, desire, strong craving)."

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἔρω ereo to utter, speak, sayἁμαρτία hamartia sin

So then, the nomos(law) is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἅγιος hagios holyἐντολή entole commandment

For I delight in the nomos(law) of God according to the inner person,

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἄνθρωπος anthropos a human beingσυνήδομαι synedomai to delight with

I give thanks to God through Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ) our Lord! So then, I myself with my nous(intellect, spiritual domain) serve the nomos(law) of God, but with my sarx(flesh) the nomos(law) of sin.

Key wordsνοῦς nous the mindνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

(3) For what was impossible for the nomos(law) — in that it was weak through the sarx(flesh) — God, by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful sarx(flesh) and concerning sin, katakrino(condemned) sin in the sarx(flesh), (4) so that the dikaioma(ordinance) of the nomos(law) might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the sarx(flesh) but according to the pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

Because the phronema(mindset) of the sarx(flesh) is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the nomos(law) of God — indeed it cannot —

Key wordsφρόνημα phronema mindsetσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos law

And my spirit (ruach) I will put within you, and I will cause you to walk in my statutes (chuqqim), and you shall keep my judgments (mishpat) and do them.

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keep

And he said, "Hear now my words: if there is a prophet among you, I, YHWH, make myself known to him in a vision, in a dream I speak with him.

Key wordsשָׁמַע shama to hear

(1) Every word which I command (tzivvah) you, it you shall keep to do; you shall not add to it, nor diminish from it. (2) If there arise in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he gives to you a sign (ot) or a wonder (mofet), (3) and the sign (ot) or the wonder (mofet) comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us serve (avad) them"; (4) you shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of the dream; for YHWH your God is testing you, to know whether you love YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul (nephesh).

Key wordsקוּם qum to stand, establishשָׁמַע shama to hearנָבִיא nabi prophet

The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word in truth. What has the straw to do with the grain? declares YHWH.

Key wordsחֲלוֹם chalom dreamסָפַר saphar to count, recount, relateאֶמֶת emeth firmness, faithfulness, truth

To the Torah and to the testimony (edut)! If they do not speak according to this word, it is one for which there is no dawn.

Key wordsשַׁחַר shachar dawn

Beloved, do not believe every pneuma(spirit), but test the pneumata(spirits) to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritδοκιμάζω dokimazo to test, examine, prove, scrutiniseπιστεύω pisteuo to believe

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a good news contrary to what we have proclaimed to you, he is to be anathema(accursed)!

Key wordsἄγγελος angelos a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angelοὐρανός ouranos heaven, skyεὐαγγελίζω euangelizo to bring good news

But the Parakletos(the One who comes alongside to call), the hagio(holy) pneuma(spirit), whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

Key wordsπαράκλητος parakletos advocate, one called alongsideπνεῦμα pneuma spiritπέμπω pempo to send

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything koinos(common, worldly) or akathartos(impure, unclean)."

Key wordsκοινός koinos common, profaneἀκάθαρτος akathartos not cleansed, uncleanφάγω phago to eat

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how athemitos(lawless) it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man koinos(common, worldly) or akathartos(impure, unclean).

Key wordsἀθέμιτος athemitos contrary to law and justiceκοινός koinos common, profaneἀκάθαρτος akathartos not cleansed, unclean

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the logos(word) with great eagerness, examining the graphe(written-scripture)s daily to see whether these things were so.

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenΘεσσαλονίκη Thessalonike Thessalonicaδέχομαι dechomai to take with the hand

He who turns away his ear from hearing Torah, even his prayer is an abomination.

Key wordsסוּר sur to turn aside, departתּוֹרָה torah Torah, instructionתּוֹעֵבַה toebah a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable

(11) For this commandment (mitzvah) which I am commanding you (tzivvah) this day, it is not too wonderful for you, nor is it far off. (12) It is not in the heavens, saying: 'Who will go up for us to the heavens, and take it for us, and make us hear it, that we may do it?' (13) And it is not beyond the sea, saying: 'Who will pass over for us to beyond the sea, and take it for us, and make us hear it, that we may do it?' (14) But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it.

Key wordsעָלָה alah to go up, ascend, climbעָבַר abar to pass over or by or through, alienateפָּלָא pala to be too hard, wonderful

(28) Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (29) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in kardia(heart, soul-domain), and you will find rest for your psyche(souls). (30) For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartψυχή psyche soulδεῦτε deute come hither, come here, come

(3) For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. (4) For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.

Key wordsγεννάω gennao to beget, be bornἀγάπη agape loveνικάω nikao to overcome

(26) And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit (ruach) I will put within you; and I will remove the heart of stone out of your flesh (basar), and I will give you a heart of flesh (basar). (27) And my spirit (ruach) I will put within you, and I will cause you to walk in my statutes (chuqqim), and you shall keep my judgments (mishpat) and do them.

Key wordsלֵב leb heartשָׁמַר shamar to keepבָּשָׂר basar flesh

(3) For what was impossible for the nomos(law) — in that it was weak through the sarx(flesh) — God, by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful sarx(flesh) and concerning sin, katakrino(condemned) sin in the sarx(flesh), (4) so that the dikaioma(ordinance) of the nomos(law) might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the sarx(flesh) but according to the pneuma(spirit).

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Key wordsἐνεργέω energeo to be operative, be at work, put forth powerθέλω thelo to will, have in mind, intendεὐδοκία eudokia will, choice

No temptation has overtaken you but what is human; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

Key wordsπειρασμός peirasmos temptation, testingλαμβάνω lambano to receiveἐάω eao to allow, permit, let

But you are not in the sarx(flesh) but in the pneuma(spirit), if indeed the pneuma(spirit) of God dwells in you; but if anyone does not have the pneuma(spirit) of Messiah(Christ), this one does not belong to Him.

Key wordsσάρξ sarx fleshπνεῦμα pneuma spiritοἰκέω oikeo to dwell in

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, because God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

Key wordsγεννάω gennao to beget, be bornἁμαρτία hamartia sinσπέρμα sperma seed

(24) Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? (25) I give thanks to God through Yeshua(Jesus) Messiah(Christ) our Lord! So then, I myself with my nous(intellect, spiritual domain) serve the nomos(law) of God, but with my sarx(flesh) the nomos(law) of sin.

Key wordsνοῦς nous the mindνόμος nomos lawσάρξ sarx flesh

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and dikaioma(ordinances) of the Lord.

Key wordsδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried outπορεύομαι poreuomai to lead over, carry over, transferἐντολή entole commandment

Who is the liar but the one who denies that Yeshua(Jesus) is the Messiah(Christ)? This is the antichristos(anti-anointed-one) — the one who denies the Father and the Son.

Key wordsἀντίχριστος antichristos the adversary of the Messiahψεύστης pseustes liarἀρνέομαι arneomai to deny

If we say we have koinonia(fellowship) with Him while we walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the aletheia(truth).

Key wordsκοινωνία koinonia fellowship, association, community, communionπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfἀλήθεια aletheia truth

Whoever says "I know Him" but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the aletheia(truth) is not in such a person.

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthγινώσκω ginosko to knowἐντολή entole commandment

If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

Key wordsἀγαπάω agapao to loveἀδελφός adelphos a brotherμισέω miseo to hate

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and adokimoi(unapproved, unverified) for any good deed.

Key wordsὁμολογέω homologeo to confess, declareἔργον ergon work, deedἀρνέομαι arneomai to deny

(3) Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasia(falling-away) comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, (4) who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Key wordsἀποστασία apostasia a falling away, defection, apostasyναός naos sanctuary, templeἀντίκειμαι antikeimai to be set over against, opposite to

(7) For the mystery of anomia(lawlessness) is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. (8) Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His parousia(presence-coming);

Key wordsμυστήριον mysterion hidden thing, secret, mysteryἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἐπιφάνεια epiphaneia an appearing, appearance

(21) Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of the heavens, but the one who does the thelema(will) of My Father who is in the heavens. (22) Many will say to Me on that day: 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demon(individual evil spirits to be expelled)s, and in Your name perform many dynamis(miracles, power)?' (23) And then I will declare to them: 'I never knew you — depart from Me, you who work the anomia(Torah-lessness).'

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessδύναμις dynamis power

(7) Little children, let no one deceive you; the one who practices dikaiosyne(righteousness) is righteous, as He is righteous. (8) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the diabolos(devil, accuser, slanderer), because the diabolos(devil, accuser, slanderer) has been sinning from the beginning; the Son of God appeared for this purpose — to destroy the works of the diabolos(devil, accuser, slanderer).

Key wordsδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessδιάβολος diabolos slanderer, accuserτεκνίον teknion a little child

but God demonstrates His own agape(love) toward us in that while we were still sinners, Messiah(Christ) died for us.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveσυνιστάω synistao to place together, to set in the same placeἀποθνήσκω apothnesko to die

We love because He first loved us.

Key wordsἀγαπάω agapao to loveπρῶτος protos first in time or place

(4) Agape(love) is patient, agape(love) is kind and is not jealous; agape(love) does not brag and is not arrogant, (5) does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, (6) does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the aletheia(truth); (7) bears all things, believes all things, elpis(hope)s all things, endures all things.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἀλήθεια aletheia truthἀσχημονέω aschemoneo to act unbecomingly

Agape(Love) without hypocrisy — abhorring what is evil, holding fast to what is good;

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἀποστυγέω apostygeo to dislike, abhor, have a horror ofκολλάω kollao to glue, to glue together, cement

(17) You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely reprove your fellow, and you shall not bear sin because of him. (18) You shall not avenge, and you shall not bear a grudge against the sons of your people, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am YHWH.

Key wordsשָׂנֵא sane to hate, be hatefulנָקַם naqam to avenge, take vengeance, revengeנָטַר natar to keep, keep guard, reserve, maintain

(5) Better is open rebuke than hidden love. (6) Faithful are the wounds of one who loves, but profuse are the kisses of one who hates.

Key wordsאָמַן aman to believeתּוֹכֵחָה tokechah rebuke, correction, reproof, punishmentפֶּצַע petsa bruise, wound

Those whom I phileo(love) I rebuke and discipline; so be zealous and metanoeson(repent, spiritual domain).

Key wordsφιλέω phileo to loveἐλέγχω elencho to convict, refute, confuteπαιδεύω paideuo to train, discipline

(11) But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. (12) For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the nations; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision. (13) The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. (14) But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the aletheia(truth) of the good news, I said to Cephas in front of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the nations and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the nations to live like Jews?"

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthσυνυποκρίνομαι synypokrinomai to dissemble withΠέτρος Petros Peter

This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

Key wordsμαρτυρία martyria testimonyαἰτία aitia cause, ground for a chargeἐλέγχω elencho to convict, refute, confute

preach the logos(word); be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Key wordsλόγος logos wordκηρύσσω kerysso to proclaimἐφίστημι ephistemi to place at, place upon, place over

And they have healed the breach of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Key wordsשֶׁבֶר sheber breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crashקָלַל qalal to be slight, be swift, be triflingשָׁלוֹם shalom completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Because, yes because, they have led my people astray, saying, 'Peace,' when there is no peace; and when one builds a partition, behold, they daub it with whitewash;

Key wordsטָעָה taah to wander, stray, wander astray, errשָׁלוֹם shalom completeness, soundness, welfare, peaceבָּנָה banah to build, rebuild, establish

who say to the seers, "You shall not see," and to the visionaries, "You shall not envision for us right things; speak to us smooth things, envision illusions;

Key wordsחָזָה chazah to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesyמַהֲתַלָּה mahathallah deceptions, illusionsנְכֹחָה nekochah straight in front, be in front of, straight

When I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die; and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way — he, the wicked, shall die in his iniquity, but his blood from your hand I will require.

Key wordsמוּת muth to die, kill, have one executedבָּקַשׁ baqash to seek, require, desire, exact, requestרָשָׁע rasha wicked, criminal

(24) The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, (25) with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain) leading to the epignosis(spiritual, complete knowledge) of aletheia(truth),

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionἐπίγνωσις epignosis full knowledgeἀλήθεια aletheia truth

And the man (ish) Moses was very humble, more than all the men (adam) who were upon the face of the ground (adamah).

Key wordsעָנָו anav poor, humble

And it came to pass, as he drew near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dances; and Moses' anger burned, and he cast the tablets from his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.

Key wordsקָרַב qarab to come near, approach, enter into, draw near

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in kardia(heart, soul-domain), and you will find rest for your psyche(souls).

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartψυχή psyche soulαἴρω airo to raise up, elevate, lift up

You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the krisis(judgment) of Gehenna(valley of Hinnom, place of fiery judgment)?

Key wordsκρίσις krisis a separating, sundering, separationὄφις ophis snake, serpentγέννημα gennema that which has been born or begotten

(8) For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, metamélomai(do not regret, soul-domain); though metemeloméen(did regret, soul-domain) — for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while — (9) I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain); for you were made sorrowful according to God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. (10) For the sorrow that is according to God produces a metanoia(repentance, spiritual domain) that is ametameleton(without-regret, soul-domain), leading to Salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

Key wordsμετάνοια metanoia repentance, a turning of mind and directionμεταμέλλομαι metamellomai it is a care to one afterwardsἀμεταμέλητος ametameletos not repentant of, unregretted

just as you also partially acknowledged us, that we are your boast as you also are ours in the day of our Lord Yeshua(Jesus).

Key wordsἐπιγινώσκω epiginosko to know fully, recognizeμέρος meros a partκαύχημα kauchema that of which one glories or can glory

holding fast the logos(word) of zoe(life), so that in the day of Messiah(Christ) I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

Key wordsλόγος logos wordζωή zoe lifeἐπέχω epecho to have or hold upon, apply, to observe

(19) For who is our elpis(hope) or joy or crown of boasting? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Yeshua(Jesus) at His parousia(presence-coming)? (20) For you are our glory and joy.

Key wordsἐλπίς elpis expectation of evil, fearστέφανος stephanos a crownπαρουσία parousia presence

But he who boasts is to boast in the Lord.

Key wordsκαυχάομαι kauchaomai to boast

(11) Beware lest you forget YHWH your God, in not keeping His commandments (mitzvah) and His judgments (mishpat) and His statutes (chuqqot), which I am commanding you (tzivvah) this day; (12) Lest you eat and be satisfied, and build good houses and dwell in them, (13) And your herd and your flock multiply, and silver and gold multiply for you, and all that you have multiplies, (14) And your heart be lifted up, and you forget YHWH your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves;

Key wordsשָׁמַר shamar to keepאָכַל akal to eat, devour, burn up, feedשָׁכַח shakach to forget, ignore, wither

You have rebuked the insolent, the cursed, who stray from your commandments (mitzvot).

Key wordsגָּעַר gaar you rebukeאָרַר arar to curseזֵד zed arrogant, proud, insolent, presumptuous

(21) Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of the heavens, but the one who does the thelema(will) of My Father who is in the heavens. (22) Many will say to Me on that day: 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demon(individual evil spirits to be expelled)s, and in Your name perform many dynamis(miracles, power)?' (23) And then I will declare to them: 'I never knew you — depart from Me, you who work the anomia(Torah-lessness).'

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessδύναμις dynamis power

(26) Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' (27) And He will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you workers of anomia(Torah-lessness).'"

Key wordsἄρχομαι archomai to be the first to doἔρω ereo to utter, speak, sayφάγω phago to eat

(41) The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all skandalon(stumbling-blocks) and those who work anomia(Torah-lessness), (42) and will throw them into the furnace of fire — in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἀποστέλλω apostello to order

Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever keeps and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleλύω lyo to loose, destroyἐντολή entole commandment

If you agapao(love) Me, you will keep My commandments.

Key wordsἀγαπάω agapao to loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

He who rejects Me and does not receive My rhema(spoken-words), has one who krino(judges) him; the logos(word) I spoke is what will krino(judge) him at the last day.

Key wordsῥήμα rhema spoken wordκρίνω krino to judge, decideλόγος logos word

Everyone who practices sin also practices anomia(Torah-lessness); sin is anomia(Torah-lessness).

Key wordsἀνομία anomia lawlessness, Torah-lessnessἁμαρτία hamartia sin

Whoever says "I know Him" but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the aletheia(truth) is not in such a person.

Key wordsἀλήθεια aletheia truthγινώσκω ginosko to knowἐντολή entole commandment

For this is the love of God — that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveἐντολή entole commandmentτηρέω tereo to keep

(1) What then shall we say? Are we to continue in sin so that charis(grace) may increase? (2) May it never be! We who died to sin — how shall we still live in it?

Key wordsἔρω ereo to utter, speak, sayἐπιμένω epimeno to continue, remain onἀποθνήσκω apothnesko to die

(11) For the charis(grace) of God has appeared, bringing Salvation to all men, (12) instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly epithymiai(lusts, desires, strong cravings) and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

Key wordsἐπιθυμία epithymia strong desireἐπιφαίνω epiphaino to show to or uponπαιδεύω paideuo to train, discipline

(9) Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the soft ones, nor males who lie with males, (10) nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Key wordsβασιλεία basileia kingdom, the king's ruleπλεονέκτης pleonektes greedy personκλέπτης kleptes an embezzler, pilferer

(26) For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the epignosis(spiritual, complete knowledge) of aletheia(truth), there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, (27) but a terrifying expectation of krisis(judgment), and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

Key wordsκρίσις krisis a separating, sundering, separationἐπίγνωσις epignosis full knowledgeἀλήθεια aletheia truth

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself.

Key wordsπίστις pistis faithἔργον ergon work, deedνεκρός nekros dead

And the dragon was angry with the woman and went off to make war with the rest of her offspring — those who keep the commandments of God and hold the testimony of Yeshua(Jesus).

Key wordsὀργίζω orgizo to provoke, to arouse to angerδράκων drakon a dragon, a great serpent, a name for Satanγυνή gyne a woman of any age

Here is the steadfast endurance of the holy ones — those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Yeshua(Jesus).

Key wordsὑπομονή hypomone enduranceπίστις pistis faithτηρέω tereo to keep

(14) Blessed are those who do His commandments, so that their exousia(authority) will be over the tree of zoe(life) and they may enter through the gates into the city. (15) Outside are the dogs and those practicing pharmakeia(sorcery, poisoning) and the sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone loving and practicing falsehood.

Key wordsἐξουσία exousia authorityζωή zoe lifeκύων kyon a dog

(14) For He Himself is our eirene(peace), who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, (15) by abolishing in His sarx(flesh) the enmity, which is the nomos(law) of commandments contained in dogmata(decrees), so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing eirene(peace), (16) and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the stauros(cross), by it having put to death the enmity.

Key wordsσάρξ sarx fleshνόμος nomos lawδόγμα dogma doctrine, decree, ordinance

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the inhabited world should be registered.

Key wordsδόγμα dogma doctrine, decree, ordinanceἀπογράφω apographo to write off, copyἡμέρα hemera day

Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering the decrees that had been krino(decided) upon by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.

Key wordsδόγμα dogma doctrine, decree, ordinanceκρίνω krino to judge, decideδιαπορεύομαι diaporeuomai to cause to pass through a place

(19) So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the hagioi(holy ones), and are of God's household, (20) having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Messiah(Christ) Yeshua(Jesus) Himself being the corner stone,

Key wordsἐποικοδομέω epoikodomeo to build upon, build upθεμέλιος themelios laid down as a foundation, the foundationἀπόστολος apostolos a delegate, messenger

(1) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (2) "Honor your father and mother" — which is the first commandment with a promise — (3) "so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth."

Key wordsτιμάω timao to estimate, fix the valueτέκνον teknon childὑπακούω hypakouo to listen, to harken

Do we then nullify the nomos(law) through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we uphold the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawκαταργέω katargeo to nullify, render powerlessπίστις pistis faith

(13) When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your sarx(flesh), He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, (14) having cancelled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the stauros(cross). (15) When He had disarmed the rulers and exousiai(authorities), He made a parresia(public-display, boldness) of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

Key wordsχειρόγραφον cheirographon handwritten record of debtἐξουσία exousia authorityδόγμα dogma doctrine, decree, ordinance

(20) If you have died with Messiah(Christ) to the stoicheia(elementary principles) of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees: (21) "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (22) (which all refer to things destined to perish with use) — in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men?

Key wordsστοιχεῖον stoicheion any first thingδογματίζω dogmatizo to decree, command, enjoinἀποθνήσκω apothnesko to die

But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

Key wordsσέβομαι sebomai to revere, to worshipδιδάσκω didasko to teachδιδασκαλία didaskalia teaching, instruction

So then, the nomos(law) is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἅγιος hagios holyἐντολή entole commandment

For Messiah(Christ) is the telos(goal, completion) of the nomos(law) for dikaiosyne(righteousness) to everyone who believes.

Key wordsτέλος telos end, goalνόμος nomos lawδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousness

But the goal of our instruction is agape(love) from a pure kardia(heart, soul-domain) and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Key wordsἀγάπη agape loveκαρδία kardia heartτέλος telos end, goal

(5) For Moses writes concerning the dikaiosyne(righteousness) that is by the nomos(law): "The person who does these things shall live by them." (6) But the dikaiosyne(righteousness) that is by faith speaks thus: "Do not say in your kardia(heart, soul-domain), 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" — that is, to bring Messiah(Christ) down — (7) "or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" — that is, to bring Messiah(Christ) up from the dead. (8) But what does it say? "The rhema(spoken-word) is near you — in your mouth and in your kardia(heart, soul-domain)" — that is, the rhema(spoken-word) of faith which we proclaim:

Key wordsδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousnessῥήμα rhema spoken wordνόμος nomos law

(17) Do not think that I came to abolish the nomos(law) or the prophets — I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. (18) For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota(smallest Greek letter) or one keraia(stroke of a letter) will pass away from the nomos(law) until all things are accomplished.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἰῶτα iota iotaκεραία keraia stroke of a letter

(8) But we know that the nomos(law) is good, if one uses it lawfully, (9) realizing the fact that nomos(law) is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers (10) and sexually immoral persons and homosexuals and slave traders and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, (11) according to the glorious good news of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawπόρνος pornos a man who prostitutes his body to another's lust for hireἀρσενοκοίτης arsenokoites one who lies with a male as with a female

(3) For rulers are not a fear to good works but to evil — do you want to have no fear of the exousia(authority)? Do what is good and you will have praise from it, (4) for it is a servant of God to you for good; but if you do evil, fear — for it does not bear the sword in vain, for it is a servant of God, an avenger for orge(wrath) to the one who practices evil.

Key wordsδιάκονος diakonos servant, ministerἐξουσία exousia authorityὀργή orge anger, the natural disposition, temper

(22) But the karpos(fruit) of the pneuma(spirit) is agape(love), joy, eirene(peace), patience, kindness, goodness, faith, (23) gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no nomos(law).

Key wordsπνεῦμα pneuma spiritἀγάπη agape loveνόμος nomos law

for it is not the hearers of the nomos(law) who are righteous before God, but the doers of the nomos(law) who will be justified.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawἀκροατής akroates hearerποιητής poietes doer

All graphe(written-scripture) is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for paideia(training, discipline) in dikaiosyne(righteousness);

Key wordsγραφή graphe Scripture, what is writtenπαιδεία paideia the whole training and education of childrenδικαιοσύνη dikaiosyne righteousness

The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him: "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"

Key wordsπεριπατέω peripateo to walk, conduct oneselfπαράδοσις paradosis traditionἐπερωτάω eperotao to ask, question

(8) "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men — the washing of pitchers and cups and many other such things you do." (9) He was also saying to them: "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Key wordsἀφίημι aphiemi to forgive, let goἐντολή entole commandmentἀθετέω atheteo to set aside, reject

(18) And He said to them: "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, (19) because it does not go into his kardia(heart, soul-domain) but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" — thus He declared all foods clean.

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartεἰσπορεύομαι eisporeuomai to go into, enterνοιέω noieo to perceive with the mind, to understand

(17) Do you not understand that everything that enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? (18) But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the kardia(heart, soul-domain), and those defile the person. (19) For out of the kardia(heart, soul-domain) come evil dialogismoi(reasoning, deliberations) — murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. (20) These are the things that defile the person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person."

Key wordsκαρδία kardia heartδιαλογισμός dialogismos the thinking of a man deliberating with himselfβλασφημία blasphemia slander, detraction, speech injurious

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything koinos(common, worldly) or akathartos(impure, unclean)."

Key wordsκοινός koinos common, profaneἀκάθαρτος akathartos not cleansed, uncleanφάγω phago to eat

Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider koinos(common, worldly)."

Key wordsφωνή phone a sound, a toneκαθαρίζω katharizo to cleanseκοινόω koinoo to make common

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how athemitos(lawless) it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man koinos(common, worldly) or akathartos(impure, unclean).

Key wordsἀθέμιτος athemitos contrary to law and justiceκοινός koinos common, profaneἀκάθαρτος akathartos not cleansed, unclean

One person believes he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables.

Key wordsπιστεύω pisteuo to believeφάγω phago to eatἀσθενέω astheneo to be weak, feeble, to be without strength

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Yeshua(Jesus) that nothing is koinos(common, worldly) in itself, except to the one who considers anything to be koinos(common, worldly) — to that person it is koinos(common, worldly).

Key wordsκοινός koinos common, profaneπείθω peitho persuadeλογίζομαι logizomai to reckon, consider

(3) men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the aletheia(truth). (4) For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; (5) for it is sanctified by means of the logos(word) of God and prayer.

Key wordsκτίσμα ktisma thing foundedλόγος logos wordἀλήθεια aletheia truth

And the swine, because it parts the hoof and is cleft, splitting the cleft, but it does not ruminate the cud, it is unclean to you.

Key wordsפָּרַס paras to divide, break in twoפַּרסָה parsah hoofשֶׁסַע shesa cleft, cloven, split

(44) For I am YHWH your God; and you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am holy; and you shall not defile your souls (nephesh) with any swarming thing that creeps upon the earth. (45) For I am YHWH who brings you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; and you shall be holy, for I am holy.

Key wordsטָמֵא tame to be unclean, become unclean, become impureקָדוֹשׁ qadosh sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves toward the gardens, behind one in the midst, who eat the flesh (basar) of swine and the detestable thing and the mouse, together they shall come to an end, declares YHWH.

Key wordsקָדַשׁ qadash to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicateטָהֵר taher to be clean, be pureחֲזִיר chazir hog, swine, boar

(5) But to the place which YHWH your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, to his dwelling shall you seek, and you shall come there; (6) and you shall bring there your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock;

Key wordsבָּחַר bachar to chooseתְּרוּמָה terumah contribution, offeringדָּרַשׁ darash to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire

(11) And every priest stands daily, ministering and offering the same sacrifices repeatedly — sacrifices that can never take away sins. (12) But when Messiah(Christ) had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God, (13) waiting from that time until His enemies should be made a footstool for His feet. (14) For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Key wordsἐκδέχομαι ekdechomai to receive, acceptπροσφορά prosphora offeringἱερεύς hiereus a priest

(9) this is a parable for the present kairos(appointed-time), in which doron(offerings, gifts) and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper in terms of conscience, (10) since they involve only foods and drinks and various washings, ordinances of the sarx(flesh), imposed until the kairos(appointed-time) of reformation.

Key wordsκαιρός kairos appointed timeδῶρον doron giftδικαίωμα dikaioma righteous act, ordinance carried out

For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the nomos(law) as well.

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawμετατίθημι metatithemi to change, pervertἱερωσύνη hierosyne priesthood, the priestly office

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer doron(offerings, gifts) according to the nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawδῶρον doron giftγῆ ge arable land

And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole nomos(law).

Key wordsνόμος nomos lawμαρτύρομαι martyromai to cite a witness, bring forward a witnessἄνθρωπος anthropos a human being

(8) If a matter be too hard for you for the judgment (mishpat), between blood and blood, between judgment (din) and judgment (din), and between plague and plague, matters of disputes in your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which YHWH your God chooses in it. (9) And you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days, and you shall inquire, and they shall declare to you the word of the judgment (mishpat).

Key wordsפָּלָא pala to be too hard, wonderfulדָּם dam bloodדִּין din judgment