Bible Verses and Concepts

Quotes and their origins, plus terms and their definitions.

“I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account you.”

Luke 1:3

“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”

Galations 3:28

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.”

Isaiah 2:4

“He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.”

Luke 1:52

“My name is Legion, for we are many”

Mark 5:9

“All things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Colossians 1:16

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your minds.”

Romans 12:2

“If the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be?”

Mathew 6:23

“Today, salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham”

Luke 19:9

“…though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form,/he humbled himself...”

Philippians 2:6

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs of you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.”

Matthew 5:39

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

James 1:22

“What is truth?”

John 18:38

“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come.’ And let everyone who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.”

Revelation 22:17

“Worthy is the lamb that was slaughtered/to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and glory and honor and blessing!”

Revelation 5:8

“Are you not like the Ethiopians to Me, you people of Israel? says the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?”

Amos 9:7

What is Glossolalia?

The act of speaking in tongues.

What is Ekklesia?

The church, or the assembly of believers.

What is Chutzpah?

Boldness or audacity, particularly in the face of God.

What are Principalities and Powers?

Spiritual forces/beings of evil, such as demons or fallen angels.

What is Koinonia?

Spiritual community or fellowship.

What is Gehenna?

The valley representing judgement or Hell.

What is Metanoia?

Repentance, a complete change in belief and direction.

What is Tikkun Olam?

"Repairing the world," the ethical responsibility to improve society.

What is Orthodoxy?

“Right belief,” holding the correct doctrines or theological views.

What is Canon?

The official list of sacred books recognized as scriptures, the books considered authoritative.

What is Pentateuch?

The first five books of the bible, or the Torah.

What is the Torah?

“Law” or “instruction,” the Pentateuch, the Jewish Bible.

What is the Trinity?

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one being in God.

What is Supersessionism?

The belief that Christianity replaced Judaism as God’s chosen covenant people.

What is “Messiah?”

“Anointed one.”

What are Nephilim?

Giants, or offspring of divine beings and humans in Genesis 6.

What is “Israel?”

Jacob’s new name, the people descended from him, and the nation.

What is the “Day of the Lord?”

The time when God intervenes in history. Judgement, restoration, or cosmic upheaval.

What is YHWH?

The divine name of God in Hebrew.

What is Lex Talionis?

Law of Retaliation, “Eye for an eye.” Limited revenge and prevented excessive punishment.

What is Sheol?

Ancient Hebrew concept of the realm of the dead. Not heaven or hell.

What is “Satan?”

“Accuser” or “adversary.”

What is “Adam?”

“Human” or “earth creature,” represents humanity.

What is Theophany?

Visible manifestation of God.

What is a Gentile?

A non-Jew.

What is Orthopraxy?

The correct actions and behavior rather than correct belief.

“Let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.”

Judges 9:15

“They gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.”

Nehemiah 8:8

“How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?”

Psalm 137:4

“A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous.”

Deuteronomy 26:5

“Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight?”

2 Samuel 12:9

“She is more in the right than I.”

Genesis 38:26

“Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.”

Genesis 50:19

“And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?”

Jonah 4:11

“Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

Amos 5:23

“And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”

1 Samuel 8:18

“Am I not your donkey, which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I been in the habit of treating you this way?”

Numbers 22:30

“He has told you, O mortal what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Micah 6:8

“For in the day that I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. But this command I gave them, ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk only in the way that I command you, so that it may be well with you.’”

Jeremiah 7:22

“And I thought the dead, who have already died, more fortunate than the living, who are still alive, but better than both is the one who has not yet been, and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 4:2

“You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”

Exodus 23:9

In what three languages was the bible written?

Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

In 2nd Timothy 3:16, what does the phrase “all scripture” refer to in the context of the letter’s immediate concerns?

“All scripture is inspired by God” in reference to old testament.

Who was Huldah?

A female prophet in 2 Kings 22. Consulted over found “Book of the Law” and confirmed authority.

What’s going on with the so-called “Curse of Ham?”

Noah became drunk, his son Ham saw him naked, and Noah cursed Ham’s son Canaan. Used to justify slavery in later interpretations.

Psalm 137?

“Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock.” Bible sometimes records human anguish rather than moral ideals.

Jude verses 14 and 15?

Quote comes from Book of Enoch, a non-canonical Jewish text.

In what sense is it right for Amos to assert that he is not a prophet?

Amos was not a professional prophet. God called him directly, not through institutions.