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Thus he argues that swearing by the earth is the same as swearing by God as the earth is "god's footstool", while swearing by Jerusalem is the same as swearing by God as it is his city. [5] Matthew 5:33-5:36 is reiterated in James 5:12: But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth,
In 2001, Crossway published the English Standard Version (ESV), its revision of the 1971 text edition of the RSV. [14] In comparison to the RSV, the ESV reverts certain disputed passages to their prior rendering as found in the ASV. [a] Unlike the NRSV, the ESV, depending on the context, prefers to use gender-inclusive language sparingly. [17]
The situation is complicated further due to the fact that some other ancient sources have an entirely different ending to Mark, after verse 8, known as the shorter ending. The RV of 1881 contained a footnote attesting to the existence of this shorter ending but its text did not appear in a popular edition of the Bible until somewhat later. [109]
Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...
The ESV has been used as the Bible text for a number of study Bible editions, including but not limited to: ESV study Bibles published by Crossway: the ESV Study Bible, [52] the ESV Global Study Bible, [99] the ESV Student Study Bible, [100] and the ESV Literary Study Bible [101] The MacArthur Study Bible, [102] published by Thomas Nelson
(Gal. 1:20.) So the Romans, God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit. (Rom. 1:9) Unless perhaps some one may say, it is no oath unless I use the form of swearing by some object; and that the Apostle did not swear in saying, God is my witness.
The World English Bible translates the passage as: but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ ὀμόσαι ὅλως· μήτε ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὅτι θρόνος ἐστὶν τοῦ Θεοῦ
The ESV Study Bible (abbreviated as the ESVSB [1] [2]) is a study Bible published by Crossway. Using the text of the English Standard Version , the ESVSB features study notes from a perspective of "classic evangelical orthodoxy, in the historic stream of the Reformation ."