Bible Out of ContextRandom Quotes from the Bible
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. KJV: Proverbs 9:8-9
8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you. 9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. NASB: Proverbs 9:8-9
8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. 9 Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. NIV: Proverbs 9:8-9
...Random blessings from the Word of God...
Put His Word in the context of your life!
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Unification Church (Paperback) by Mr. J. Isamu Yamamoto, Alan W. Gomes
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Luther in Context, (Paperback) by David C. Steinmetz
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Bible Out of ContextRandom Quotes from the Bible
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? KJV: 2 Corinthians 13:5
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? NASB: 2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test? NIV: 2 Corinthians 13:5
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Bible Doctrine (Hardcover) by Wayne Grudem, Jeff Purswell (Editor)
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Essential Truths of the Christian Faith (Paperback) by R. C. Sproul
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Greek Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide:
The following table should be memorized! You will find it much easier to learn Koine Greek if you also learn how to pronounce it. Mounce suggests using as many senses as possible in the learning process. This is known as "associative learning". To learn Greek, I recommend you listen to the letters and words, and speak them out load as you learn them (sense of hearing). You should also involve the visual senses and tactile (touch) senses by reading and writing. The new testament was written in Greek, so learning the language will help you understand (and appreciate) some of the problems involved in translation. It will also open up a whole new world of tools for studying God's Word, since most advanced study aids assume a knowledge of Greek.
Part of learning any topic, is learning the associated terminology. Two new terms that you will find in Greek grammar texts are Uncial and Minuscule, used to describe upper case letters and lower case letters, respectively.
There is one other learning aid that I cannot over-emphasize: prayer. Ask the Lord to reveal Himself to you through His Word, and pray that that your studies lead you into a closer relationship with Him, and a better understanding of His ways. I pray that the LORD will bless you as you grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Upper
Case
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Lower
Case
(Minuscule)
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Name
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Sound(s)
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Consonant
Vowel
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Comments
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Alpha
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a as in father
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Vowel
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Greek has no short a sound, as in pad.
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Beta
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b as in Bible
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Consonant
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Gamma
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g as in God
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Consonant
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Gamma is pronounced like "n" when it occurs before another gamma, kappa, xsi, or chi. For example, the double gamma has the "ng" sound, like in king.
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Delta
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d as in dog
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Consonant
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Epsilon
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e as in get
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Vowel
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Zeta
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dz or ds as in cords
z as in zero
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Consonant
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Some say to pronounce this as "dz", unless it is the first character in a word, when it should be pronounced "z"
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Eta
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e as in obey
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Vowel
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Theta
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th as in theology
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Consonant
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Iota
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i as in bit (short vowel)
i as in machine (long vowel)
y as in yellow (consonant)
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Vowel
Consonant
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iota with a circumflex (^) is long, otherwise it is short. In Hebrew terms beginning with yod, iota is used as a consonant and followed by a vowel. If it is not followed by a vowel, iota is a vowel.
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Kappa
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k as in keep
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Consonant
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Lambda
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l as in law
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Consonant
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Mu
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m as in marriage
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Consonant
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Nu
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n as in new
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Consonant
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Xsi
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x as in axe
xs as in axiom
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Consonant
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Omicron
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o as in obey (long)
o as in not (short)
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Vowel
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Modern Greek uses the long "o" sound, and is also used in Machen's book. Mounce and Hewett use the short sound. The pronunciation in Koine is not known.
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Pi
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p as in put
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Consonant
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Rho
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r as in rod
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Consonant
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Sigma
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s as in study
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Consonant
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is only used at the ends of words
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Tau
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t as in talk
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Consonant
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Upsilon
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German ü sound
u as in universe
oo as in book
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Vowel
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Phi
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ph as in phone
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Consonant
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Chi
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ch as in German Ach (guttural)
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Consonant
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Psi
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ps as in lips
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Consonant
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Omega
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o as in note
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Vowel
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P.S.,
I get a lot of mail from readers that sign there message with "agape". This is fine, but now you can ask your friends to install the Greek fonts on their PC, and sign your message as follows:
Job.
P.P.S.,
The first Greek alpha character in agape should have a Smooth Breathing mark over the character (') which looks like an apostrophe, and the second alpha should have an acute accent (´) over the character, which gives a final look like this:
Job.
P.P.P.S.,
The original texts did not include accents, so we will lightly cover breathings and accents in a later section. Originally, the accents were pitch accents, which implied change in tone. Since most of this information on pronunciation has been lost, just think of the accents as a place to add stress in pronunciation, like accents in English.
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