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Isaiah 42:8 Jehovah says “My glory I will not give to another.”
But in Rev 5:13–14:
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and underneath the earth and on the sea, and all the things in them, saying:
‘To the One seated on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.’
The four living crea...
Hebrews 11:17
> “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, his monogenēs (begotten) son.”
But Isaac wasn’t Abraham’s only son (Ishmael existed).
He was the unique son of promise.
→ monogenēs = unique status, not biological origin.
Greek Word Study — “Monogenēs”
Word: μονογενής (monogenēs)
From monos (“only, single”) +...
Revelation 1:17–18 (NWT)
> “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18 and the living one. I became dead, but look! I am alive forever and ever…”
Now, compare that to Isaiah 44:6 (NWT):
> “This is what Jehovah says… ‘I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me.’”
1. In Isaiah, Jehovah alone says, “I am the First and the L...
The Text (Greek)
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος,
καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν,
καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος.
Transliteration:
En archē ēn ho Logos,
kai ho Logos ēn pros ton Theon,
kai Theos ēn ho Logos.
Translation:
“In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.”
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Phrase by Phrase
1⃣ Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ...
