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The original versions of the books of the Bible use several different words for alcoholic beverages: at least 10 in Hebrew, and five in Greek. Drunkenness is discouraged and occasionally portrayed, and some biblical persons abstained from alcohol. Wine is used symbolically, in both positive and negative terms.
Mark 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It begins with Jesus ' prediction that "I tell you the truth , some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power". [ 1 ]
The King James Version is one of the versions authorized to be used in the services of the Episcopal Church and other parts of the Anglican Communion, [182] as it is the historical Bible of this church. It was presented to King Charles III at his coronation service. [183] [184] Other Christian denominations have also accepted the King James ...
The Catholic Bible contains 73 books; the additional seven books are called the Apocrypha and are considered canonical by the Catholic Church, but not by other Christians. When citing the Latin Vulgate , chapter and verse are separated with a comma, for example "Ioannem 3,16"; in English Bibles chapter and verse are separated with a colon, for ...
Mark 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It tells the parable of the Sower , with its explanation, and the parable of the Mustard Seed . Both of these parables are paralleled in Matthew and Luke , but this chapter also has a parable unique to Mark, the Seed Growing Secretly .
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. The World English Bible translates the passage as:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. The World English Bible translates the passage as: But he answered, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
The exclusive use of the King James Version is recorded in a statement made by the Tennessee Association of Baptists in 1817, stating "We believe that any person, either in a public or private capacity who would adhere to, or propagate any alteration of the New Testament contrary to that already translated by order of King James the 1st, that is now in common in use, ought not to be encouraged ...