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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. The New International Version translates the passage as: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Professor Allen Verhey argued that lying is not always wrong, because "We live the truth not for its own sake, but for God's sake and for the neighbor's sake." [19] The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that lying is always wrong. [26] Different definitions of lying exist, such that Christians do not agree that all deception counts as ...
The word translates more accurately as "do not resist by legal means". [1] Schweizer notes that this is how the word is used in Deuteronomy 19:18 and Isaiah 50:8 . [ 2 ] To France, and many other scholars, this verse is just one part of a discussion of legal principles, similar to the previous and subsequent verses.
Boring notes that "do not be afraid" is a standard angelic opening line in the Bible, which also appears in Genesis 21:17, Matthew 28:5, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:30, and Revelation 1:17. [ 7 ] The same note about the use of the term Holy Spirit applies here as in verse 18 .
But since it would be an impiety to accuse Paul of having violated this precept, especially in his Epistles, we must understand the word at all as implying that, as far as lays in your power, you should not make a practice of swearing, not aim at it as a good thing in which you should take delight. [6]
Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence. — Leviticus 18:22, JPS Tanakh [ 32 ] You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
And of this last kind of showing mercy it is well said, Turn not away, that is, do not be therefore backward to lend, as though, because man shall repay you, therefore God shall not; for what you do by God's command cannot be without fruit.
Matthew 6:13 is the thirteenth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and forms part of the Sermon on the Mount.This verse is the fifth and final one of the Lord's Prayer, one of the best known parts of the entire New Testament.