- *G4453 *22 πωλέω (po-leh'-o) : probably ultimately from pelomai (to be busy, to trade); to barter (as a pedlar), i.e. to sell:--sell, whatever is sold.
- πωλουντας *5
- Matthew 21:12 ... cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
- Matthew 25:9 ... go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
- πωλησον *3
- Matthew 19:21 ... be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, ...
- πωλουντων *2
- Matthew 21:12 ... cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
- πωλειται
- Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one ...
- πωλει
- Matthew 13:44 ... thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, ...
45. Usage - sell out
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Words: επωλησεν επωλουν πωλει πωλειται πωλησαι πωλησας πωλησατε πωλησατω πωλησον=3 πωλουμενον πωλουνται πωλουντας=5 πωλουντες πωλουντων=2 πωλουσιν
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46. Selling
Matthew 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. [kjv]
ευρων δε ενα πολυτιμον μαργαριτην απελθων πεπρακεν παντα οσα ειχεν και ηγορασεν αυτον [gnt]
Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. [kjv]
και τα κτηματα και τας υπαρξεις επιπρασκον και διεμεριζον αυτα πασιν καθοτι αν τις χρειαν ειχεν [gnt]
There is another ancient Greek word for
"sell" that does not have the negative connotations. The ancient Greek word
"πιπράσκω" ≈ "sell". The "
sell" is often for "
export" - the usual connotation of "
sell" as "
giving up" or "
going out".
*G4097 *9 πιπράσκω (pip-ras'-ko) : prao prah'-o; (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) contracted from perao (to traverse; from the base of G4008); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively):--sell.
47. Acts 2:45
KJV: And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Greek: και τα κτηματα και τας υπαρξεις επιπρασκον και διεμεριζον αυτα πασιν καθοτι αν τις χρειαν ειχεν
48. Strongs - sell
- *G4097 *9 πιπράσκω (pip-ras'-ko) : prao prah'-o; (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) contracted from perao (to traverse; from the base of G4008); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively):--sell.
- πραθηναι *3
- Matthew 18:25 ... lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, ...
- Matthew 26:9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
- Mark 14:5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, ...
- πεπρακεν
- Matthew 13:46 ... pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, ...
- επραθη
- John 12:5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, ...
- επιπρασκον
- Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and ...
- πιπρασκομενων
- Acts 4:34 ... sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
- πραθεν
- Acts 5:4 ... not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in ...
- πεπραμενος
- Romans 7:14 ... I am carnal, sold under sin.
49. Usage - sell
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Words: επιπρασκον επραθη πεπρακεν πεπραμενος πιπρασκομενων πραθεν πραθηναι=3
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The ancient Greek word
"πιπράσκω" ≈ "sell".
50. Matthew 13:46
KJV: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Greek: ος ευρων δε ενα πολυτιμον μαργαριτην απελθων πεπρακεν παντα οσα ειχεν και ηγορασεν αυτον
51. Usage - fall
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Words: επεσα=4 επεσαν=12 επεσεν=29 επιπτεν πεπτωκες πεπτωκοτα πεπτωκυιαν πεσατε πεσειν πεσειται=2 πεσετε πεση=4 πεσητε πεσον πεσοντα πεσοντας πεσοντες πεσουνται=4 πεσων=12 πεσωσιν πιπτει=5 πιπτοντες πιπτοντων=2 συνεπεσεν
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52. Take the fall
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
*G4097 *9 πιπράσκω (pip-ras'-ko) : prao prah'-o; (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) contracted from perao (to traverse; from the base of G4008); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively):--sell.
The ancient Greek word
"πίπτω" ≈ "fall, throw oneself down". A bird may sometimes fall. How often does a bird "
throw oneself down"? Might the bird "
take the fall"?
Amos 3:5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? [kjv]
ει πεσειται ορνεον επι την γην ανευ ιξευτου ει σχασθησεται παγις επι της γης ανευ του συλλαβειν τι [lxx]
Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything? [bs3]
53. Amos 3:5
KJV: Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Hebrew: התפל צפור על פח הארץ ומוקש אין לה היעלה פח מן האדמה ולכוד לא ילכוד׃
Greek: ει πεσειται ορνεον επι την γην ανευ ιξευτου ει σχασθησεται παγις επι της γης ανευ του συλλαβειν τι
Brenton: Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything?
54. Genesis 49:17 Dan
The Hebrew word for "
Dan" means "
judge" as in "
Daniel" meaning "
God be my judge". Dan is associated with the "
serpent" but, later, associated with the "
eagle". The Hebrew word for "
evil" is associated with birds of prey such as the "
vulture".
Genesis 49:17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. [kjv]
και γενηθητω δαν οφις εφ οδου εγκαθημενος επι τριβου δακνων πτερναν ιππου και πεσειται ο ιππευς εις τα οπισω [lxx]
Dan is causing the rider of the horse to "
fall". Which horse might that be and who might be the rider?
The tribe of "
Dan" was associated with the direction "
north" which was considered "
sinister" and "
evil".
The "
adder" was originally "
nadder" before the leading "
n" was dropped. So too for "
numpire" going to "
umpire".
55. Genesis 49:17
KJV: Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Hebrew: יהי דן נחש עלי דרך שפיפן עלי ארח הנשך עקבי סוס ויפל רכבו אחור׃
Greek: και γενηθητω δαν οφις εφ οδου εγκαθημενος επι τριβου δακνων πτερναν ιππου και πεσειται ο ιππευς εις τα οπισω
56. Numbers 14:29,32 Falling in the wilderness
57. Numbers 14:29
KJV: Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,
Hebrew: במדבר הזה יפלו פגריכם וכל פקדיכם לכל מספרכם מבן עשרים שנה ומעלה אשר הלינתם עלי׃
Greek: εν τη ερημω ταυτη πεσειται τα κωλα υμων και πασα η επισκοπη υμων και οι κατηριθμημενοι υμων απο εικοσαετους και επανω οσοι εγογγυσαν επ εμοι
58. Numbers 14:32
KJV: But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
Hebrew: ופגריכם אתם יפלו במדבר הזה׃
Greek: και τα κωλα υμων πεσειται εν τη ερημω ταυτη
59. Falling into ditches
Psalms 7:15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. [kjv]
λακκον ωρυξεν και ανεσκαψεν αυτον και εμπεσειται εις βοθρον ον ειργασατο [lxx]
Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. [kjv]
αφετε αυτους τυφλοι εισιν οδηγοι τυφλος δε τυφλον εαν οδηγη αμφοτεροι εις βοθυνον πεσουνται [gnt]
Those who "
sell out" others, for example, may "
fall" into the very ditch that was made. An English saying is to "
sleep in the bed that you made". Haman does this in Esther when he has a gallows made for Mordecai ... but ends up being hanged on it himself.
Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. [kjv]
και εκρεμασθη αμαν επι του ξυλου ο ητοιμασεν μαρδοχαιω και τοτε ο βασιλευς εκοπασεν του θυμου [lxx]
The more general idea is that of "
mammon" which is a confidence in oneself and not God.
60. Psalms 7:15
KJV: He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Hebrew: בור כרה ויחפרהו ויפל בשחת יפעל׃
Greek: λακκον ωρυξεν και ανεσκαψεν αυτον και εμπεσειται εις βοθρον ον ειργασατο
61. Matthew 15:14
KJV: Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Greek: αφετε αυτους οδηγοι εισιν τυφλοι τυφλων εισιν οδηγοι τυφλος δε τυφλον εαν οδηγη αμφοτεροι εις βοθυνον πεσουνται
62. Esther 7:10
KJV: So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Hebrew: ויתלו את המן על העץ אשר הכין למרדכי וחמת המלך שככה׃
Greek: και εκρεμασθη αμαν επι του ξυλου ο ητοιμασεν μαρδοχαιω και τοτε ο βασιλευς εκοπασεν του θυμου
63. Falling into riches
Proverbs 11:28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. [kjv]
ο πεποιθως επι πλουτω ουτος πεσειται ο δε αντιλαμβανομενος δικαιων ουτος ανατελει [lxx]
Those who "
trust in riches" shall "
fall". They may also "
sell out" others to increase their "
riches" through their "
love of money".
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. [kjv]
ριζα γαρ παντων των κακων εστιν η φιλαργυρια ης τινες ορεγομενοι απεπλανηθησαν απο της πιστεως και εαυτους περιεπειραν οδυναις πολλαις [gnt]
Discuss: If the "
love of money" is the root of all evil (oppression), then why many churches so interested in getting money? Are churches interested in getting money? Explain.
64. Proverbs 11:28
KJV: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Hebrew: בוטח בעשרו הוא יפל וכעלה צדיקים יפרחו׃
Greek: ο πεποιθως επι πλουτω ουτος πεσειται ο δε αντιλαμβανομενος δικαιων ουτος ανατελει
65. 1 Timothy 6:10
KJV: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Greek: ριζα γαρ παντων των κακων εστιν η φιλαργυρια ης τινες ορεγομενοι απεπλανηθησαν απο της πιστεως και εαυτους περιεπειραν οδυναις πολλαις
66. Matthew 10:29
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
This verse appears to have at least two meanings.
The literal meaning that is usually taught is something along the lines that "
the sparrows are of low status but even God does not forget them when they fall to the ground" (and may even keep them from falling).
Luke changes the "
fall on the ground" to "
forgotten" which somewhat lessens the second (and important) meaning.
Let us consider another meaning. First, some background is needed.
67. One cookie rule
Growing up, the siblings would often leave the last cookie, piece of cake, etc., not eaten (which annoyed mom).
So, if we were asked "
Did you eat all of the cookies?" we could say, "
No, I did not have one of them". If pressed, we could point to the "
one" cookie that we did
not eat. If we had eaten than
one, then they would be
all (i.e., gone).
Sometimes it is the "
one cookie" that is
not eaten that is important.
There are two general forms of the "
one cookie rule" where the
exceptions are important.
- "not one cookie ..." (negative statement)
- "one cookie ..." (positive statement)
In general, this is called an "
equivocation" in that it could deceive the listener. Equivocations can be used to hide double meanings as in a code or secret code.
Equivocations can be used as jokes which some people like and some do not.
68. Oracle of Delphi
Confirmation bias is present in the prophecy of the
Oracle of Delphi in response to the Greek
Croesus, King of Lydia, rich from the gold at Sardus (mentioned in the book of Revelation in the Bible as one of the seven churches of ancient times).
Croesus, King of Lydia, wanted to know if he should go to war against Persia under Cyrus the Great (conqueror of Babylon, the morning after Daniel interpreted the handwriting on the wall). The Oracle of Delphi told Croesus that "
if he went to war, a great empire would be destroyed". Like many humans, Croesus heard what he wanted to hear. He went to war, and
his great empire was destroyed (as well as himself).
Herodotus.
The ancient Greek word
" Κροῖσος" ≈ "Croesus".
69. Taking care of Star Wars
In the Star Wars series of movies, at one point,
Darth Sidious (the evil leader) tells Neimoidian Nute Gunray (Viceroy of the Trade Federation) that "
When my new apprentice, Darth Vader, arrives, he will take care of you", in
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. They feel comforted. When Darth Vader gets there, he wipes them out.
This adds new meaning when neighbors ask you to "
take care of their cat" while they are away. [Darth Kitious]
Trust the force. The empire will take care of you. Appropriate response about privacy intrusion in the guise of security:
I have nothing to hide from those I trust. A related idea is "
taking care of business".
70. Wasps
Is this wasp spray good for wasps?
No. It kills them.
God is good. Is God good for you?
(discuss)
Might this change the meaning of "
God will take care of you"? Is that "
reward" good or bad? What is a "
just reward"? What is "
recompense"? Do you get "
stressed" thinking about just "
desserts"? How are the words "
stressed" and "
desserts" related?
71. Song: God will take care of you
The song "
God will take care of you" was written in 1904 by Civilla D. Martin (1866-1948). Her husband, W. S. Martin (1862-1925) wrote the music. Because of her health, she remained home most of the time.
In 1905 she wrote "
His eye is on the sparrow". Charles H. Gabriel wrote the music.
Born in Canada, she spent most of her life in Atlanta, GA, as a member of the First Christian Church.
72. Verse 1
Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath his wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you,
through ev'ry day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.
73. Verse 3
No matter what may be the test,
God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon his breast,
God will take care of you.
God will take care of you,
through ev'ry day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.
74. Sparrow build
The color
green represents the
green asparagus which are
fruit of the grass and are
with God . The color
red represents the
red sparrows which are
without God.
1 Pairs 1
2 Pairs 2
3 Pairs 3
4 Pairs 4
5 Pairs 5
6 Pairs 6
7 Pairs 7
8 Pairs 8
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
75. Matthew 10:29 Not one sparrow
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
Here then is a paraphrase that fits the specific context of the verse and the general idea of birds being the of the evil one.
The "
one cookie rule" can be applied here.
Paraphrase:
All the sparrows (of the evil one) who sell themselves (or others) out for earthly gain will fall on that earthly ground because they are without God the Father.
Discuss: Provide instances of people (as sparrows) selling themselves (or others) out for money. This could be influence peddling, pay for play, etc.
76. Two sparrows
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
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The idea does not work well with
one sparrow. The number
two works much better.
If there were
one individual sparrow selling out (for a
song), it might be just
one of many in the organization. With
two sparrows, there is some collusion and cooperation is in a hierarchical organizational structure.
These hierarchical organizational tree structures tend to have a "
pecking order" in the "
food chain". The bigger birds of prey are near the top. The smaller birds are at the bottom. All pick and peck the fruit from those working at the bottom.
Go back to the previous verse.
77. Matthew 10:28 Soul and body
Matthew 10:28 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. [kjv]
και μη φοβεισθε απο των αποκτεινοντων το σωμα την δε ψυχην μη δυναμενων αποκτειναι φοβεισθε δε μαλλον τον δυναμενον και ψυχην και σωμα απολεσαι εν γεεννη [gnt]
Jesus tells us who we should
"fear" and it is not
"fear" about the
cares and
concerns of this world. The most dangerous attacks are not from the outside but from the inside and involve
deception.
One cannot "
destroy the soul" by
"killing" the body is in persecution (e.g., by the Roman administrations). The primary way to
"destroy" the "
soul" is through
deception so that you "
sell yourself out" or are "
sold out".
Jesus provides an example in the
next verse.
78. Matthew 10:29-31 Soul and body
79. Matthew 10:28
KJV: 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.
Greek: και μη φοβηθητε φοβεισθε απο των αποκτεινοντων το σωμα την δε ψυχην μη δυναμενων αποκτειναι φοβηθητε φοβεισθε δε μαλλον τον δυναμενον και ψυχην και σωμα απολεσαι εν γεεννη
80. Matthew Context after
Go forward to the next two verses. First, verse 30.
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [kjv]
υμων δε και αι τριχες της κεφαλης πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν [gnt]
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: [kjv]
αληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη αυξησωμεν εις αυτον τα παντα ος εστιν η κεφαλη χριστος [gnt]
On careful analysis, the "
head" appears to represent the "
head of Christ" as "
head of the church" and the "
hairs" are the "
believers" who are all counted. Thus, the jokes about being "
bald" are from the literal meaning of the words.
81. Matthew 10:31 Context after
Matthew 10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις [gnt]
Verse 31 paraphrase (using the correct Greek meaning):
You are different than sparrows. The "
many" is not in the Greek.
The "
different" in Greek was changed to "
better" in the Latin and then "
more value" in the English.
82. Matthew 10:29
KJV: Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Greek: ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων
83. Matthew 10:30
KJV: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Greek: υμων δε και αι τριχες της κεφαλης πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν
84. Ephesians 4:15
KJV: But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Greek: αληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη αυξησωμεν εις αυτον τα παντα ος εστιν η κεφαλη ο χριστος
85. Matthew 10:31
KJV: Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Greek: μη ουν φοβηθητε φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις
86. Matthew 10:32-33 Agree or deny
Continue with the next two verses.
Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. [kjv]
10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. [kjv]
These two verses address the issue in two ways:
agree or
deny. Do the words
"before" "
men" as "
witnesses" make this a "
testimony" or "
oath" or "
creed"?
- Are "confess" and "deny", as often translated, opposites?
- Are "agree" and "deny", as used by Jesus, opposites?
How might these verses be taken in a
negative or
hostile way rather than in a
positive way?
If you "
sell out" yourself and/or others (to the world), have you, in effect,
"denied" Christ? How might one be
deceived into either
not "agreeing" or
"denying" without knowing that that is what one is really doing?
87. Proverbs 1:17 Birds and nets
Proverbs 1:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. [kjv]
ου γαρ αδικως εκτεινεται δικτυα πτερωτοις [lxx]
for nets are not without cause spread for birds. [bs3]
The
Epistle of Barnabas interprets birds and nets from Proverbs 1:17 in the
LXX.
A bird net works much better if there is some food on which the birds desire to eat. It might be "
deceptive" food.
English: Now the scripture says: "Not unjustly are nets spread out for the birds". This means that people deserve to perish if, having knowledge of the way of righteousness, they ensnare themselves in the way of darkness. (1.4, Holmes, p. 393)
Greek: [1.4] λέγει δὲ ἡ γραφή Οὐκ ἀδίκως ἐκτείνεται δίκτυα πτερωτοῖς. τοῦτο λέγει, ὅτι δικαιως ἀπολεῖται ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἔχων ὁδοῦ δικαιοσύνης γνῶσιν ἑαυτὸν εἰς ὁδὸν σκότους ἀποσυνέχει.
88. Proverbs 1:17
KJV: Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Hebrew: כי חנם מזרה הרשת בעיני כל בעל כנף׃
Greek: ου γαρ αδικως εκτεινεται δικτυα πτερωτοις
Brenton: for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
89. Barnabas: Behavior of birds
English: Neither shall you eat the eagle or the hawk or the kite or the crow. You must not, he means, associate or even resemble such people, who do not know how to provide food for themselves by labor and sweat but lawlessly plunder other people's property; indeed, though they walk about with the appearance of innocence, they are carefully watching and looking around for someone to rob in their greed, just as these birds alone do not provide food for themselves but sit idle and look for ways to eat the flesh of others - they are nothing more than pests in their wickedness. (10.4, Holmes, p. 411)
Barnabas makes the case that the Jews changed the "
moral" laws given by God to
Moses into "
dietary" laws to circumvent what God wanted. The word "
associate" is the Greek word for "
glued to" or "
joined together", the same word Jesus uses for husband and wife becoming "
one flesh".
Greek: [10.4] Οὐδὲ φάγῃ τὸν ἀετὸν οὐδὲ τὸν ὀξύπτερον οὐδὲ τὸν ἰκτῖνα οὐδὲ τὸν κόρακα οὐ μή, φησίν, κολληθήσῃ οὐδὲ ὁμοιωθήσῃ ἀνθρώποις τοιούτοις, οἵτινες οὐκ οἴδασιν διὰ κόπου καὶ ἰδρῶτος προίζειν ἑαυτοῖς τὴν τροφήν, ἀλλὰ ἁρπάζουσιν ὡς καὶ τὰ ἀλλότρια ἐν ἀνομίᾳ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπιτηροῦσιν ὡς ἐν ἀκεραιοσύνῃ περιπατοῦντες καὶ περιβλέπονται, τίνα ἐκδύσωσιν διὰ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ὡς καὶ τὰ ὄρνεα ταῦτα μόνα ἑαυτοῖς οὐ προίζει τὴν τροφήν, ἀλλὰ ἀργὰ καθήμενα ἐκζητεῖ, πῶς ἀλλοτρίας σάρκας καταφάγῃ, ὄντα λοιμὰ τῇ πονηρίᾳ αὐτῶν.
The ancient Greek word
"κόλλα" ≈ "glue, flower paste".
The translation is that one should not
"associate" with such people. The Greek is that of
"glue yourself" to such people.
90. Psalms 102:6-7 Birds
91. Psalms 124:7 Escape the net
Psalms 124:7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. [kjv]
η ψυχη ημων ως στρουθιον ερρυσθη εκ της παγιδος των θηρευοντων η παγις συνετριβη και ημεις ερρυσθημεν [lxx]
If you can see through the deception, you can escape the snare.
92. Prisoners
The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), author of
Crime and punishment.
Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский (1821-1881)
Analogy:
The best way to keep people separated (rooted up, loosed, judged) from the love of Christ is to not let them know they have separated themselves from the love of Christ. One way:
Convince the people that nothing can separate them from the love of Christ. Therefore, they do not need to worry about anything.
Many are "
happy" in the "
abyss", "
pit", "
ditch", "
wide area" as in
better together,
all in the same boat/vote, etc.
Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free. Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
93. Lying to oneself
A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881).
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) from
The brothers Karamazov.
94. Psalms 102:6
KJV: I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
Hebrew: דמיתי לקאת מדבר הייתי ככוס חרבות׃
Greek: ωμοιωθην πελεκανι ερημικω εγενηθην ωσει νυκτικοραξ εν οικοπεδω
95. Psalms 124:7
KJV: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Hebrew: נפשנו כצפור נמלטה מפח יוקשים הפח נשבר ואנחנו נמלטנו׃
Greek: η ψυχη ημων ως στρουθιον ερρυσθη εκ της παγιδος των θηρευοντων η παγις συνετριβη και ημεις ερρυσθημεν
96. Luke 12:7 Hairs are numbered
Luke 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
αλλα και αι τριχες της κεφαλης υμων πασαι ηριθμηνται μη φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε [gnt]
Luke says that our hairs are numbered. Some men do not have many hairs to count. On careful analysis, the "
head" appears to represent the "
head of Christ" as "
head of the church" and the "
hairs" are the "
believers" who are all counted. Thus, the jokes about being "
bald" are from the literal meaning of the words.
The Greek translated as "
more value" has the meaning of "
different" in the sense of being "
distinguished" as being different.
97. Luke 12:7
KJV: But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Greek: αλλα και αι τριχες της κεφαλης υμων πασαι ηριθμηνται μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε
98. Song: Count your blessings
The song "
Count your blessings" was written in 1897 by Johnson Oatman, Jr.(1856-1922) from New Jersey. He worked in the mercantile business, in the life insurance business, and served as a local preacher. He wrote over 3,000 hymns. The tune is by E. O. Excell (1851-1921).
99. Verse 1
When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.
100. Verse 3
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high.
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.
101. Psalms 102:7
KJV: I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Hebrew: שקדתי ואהיה כצפור בודד על גג׃
Greek: ηγρυπνησα και εγενηθην ωσει στρουθιον μοναζον επι δωματι
102. Matthew 10:29,31 All the sparrows
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις [gnt]
Paraphrase:
All the sparrows (of the evil one) who sell themselves (or others) out for earthly gain will fall on that earthly ground because they are without God the Father ... Fear not. You are different than sparrows.
It takes "
two" to work a "
deal" - for or against God.
The Greek word for "
hairs" is that of general "
hairs" and
not the Greek word for "
well-behaved hairs" which is a play on words with (un-walled) "
town" or "
village". [sheep and (young) goats]
Which birds stick together the best?
Velcrows
103. Pretty birds
Some say:
- The birds are so pretty (appearance).
- The birds sound so nice (sales pitch).
- The birds make me feel so good.
Have you ever watched a bird clean out your blueberry bush of every blueberry ready to be picked?
Reword those thoughts.
- The false teachers are so pretty (appearance).
- The false teachers sound so nice (sales pitch).
- The false teachers make me feel so good (no worries).
104. Alfred Hitchcock: The birds
The Alfred Hitchcock 1963 movie "
The birds" has a lot of birds. The movie is loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.
When is it hard to see a bird (or a false teacher)?
When it is in the skies.
105. End of page
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? [kjv]
τι ουν ερουμεν προς ταυτα ει ο θεος υπερ ημων τις καθ ημων [gnt]
… haec … pro … contra … [v]
Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, [kjv]
8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. [kjv]
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [kjv]
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
και του δουναι θυσιαν κατα το ειρημενον εν τω νομω κυριου ζευγος τρυγονων η δυο νοσσους περιστερων [gnt]
… turtlan… culfran briddes. [wes]
… turturis… culuer briddis. [wy]
Psalms 84:3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. [kjv]
και γαρ στρουθιον ευρεν εαυτω οικιαν και τρυγων νοσσιαν εαυτη ου θησει τα νοσσια αυτης τα θυσιαστηρια σου κυριε των δυναμεων ο βασιλευς μου και ο θεος μου [lxx]
Here are some links to a series of pages on the houses built on sand and on rock.
Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. [kjv]
5:27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. [kjv]
ως παγις εφεσταμενη πληρης πετεινων ουτως οι οικοι αυτων πληρεις δολου δια τουτο εμεγαλυνθησαν και επλουτησαν [lxx]
Apparently the idiom of a "caged bird" was common in the time of Hezekiah and Sennacherib. Jeremiah uses a similar wording but not in a good sense. The sense is not of a "cage" but of a "snare" or "trap".
Jeremiah 5:27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. [kjv]
ως παγις εφεσταμενη πληρης πετεινων ουτως οι οικοι αυτων πληρεις δολου δια τουτο εμεγαλυνθησαν και επλουτησαν [lxx]
Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. [kjv]
και εκραξεν εν ισχυρα φωνη λεγων επεσεν επεσεν βαβυλων η μεγαλη και εγενετο κατοικητηριον δαιμονιων και φυλακη παντος πνευματος ακαθαρτου και φυλακη παντος ορνεου ακαθαρτου και μεμισημενου [gnt]
Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. [kjv]
και εκραξεν εν ισχυρα φωνη λεγων επεσεν επεσεν βαβυλων η μεγαλη και εγενετο κατοικητηριον δαιμονιων και φυλακη παντος πνευματος ακαθαρτου και φυλακη παντος ορνεου ακαθαρτου και μεμισημενου [gnt]
Matthew 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: [kjv]
13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. [kjv]
Matthew 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: [kjv]
και εν τω σπειρειν αυτον α μεν επεσεν παρα την οδον και ελθοντα τα πετεινα κατεφαγεν αυτα [gnt]
13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. [kjv]
παντος ακουοντος τον λογον της βασιλειας και μη συνιεντος ερχεται ο πονηρος και αρπαζει το εσπαρμενον εν τη καρδια αυτου ουτος εστιν ο παρα την οδον σπαρεις [gnt]
Matthew 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? [kjv]
εμβλεψατε εις τα πετεινα του ουρανου οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν ουδε συναγουσιν εις αποθηκας και ο πατηρ υμων ο ουρανιος τρεφει αυτα ουχ υμεις μαλλον διαφερετε αυτων [gnt]
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. [kjv]
7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. [kjv]
7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. [kjv]
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [kjv]
υμων δε και αι τριχες της κεφαλης πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν [gnt]
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις [gnt]
Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? [kjv]
ουχι πεντε στρουθια πωλουνται ασσαριων δυο και εν εξ αυτων ουκ εστιν επιλελησμενον ενωπιον του θεου [gnt]
12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
αλλα και αι τριχες της κεφαλης υμων πασαι ηριθμηνται μη φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε [gnt]
Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? [kjv]
ουχι πεντε στρουθια πωλουνται ασσαριων δυο και εν εξ αυτων ουκ εστιν επιλελησμενον ενωπιον του θεου [gnt]
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
ουχι δυο στρουθια ασσαριου πωλειται και εν εξ αυτων ου πεσειται επι την γην ανευ του πατρος υμων [gnt]
Numbers 14:29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, [kjv]
εν τη ερημω ταυτη πεσειται τα κωλα υμων και πασα η επισκοπη υμων και οι κατηριθμημενοι υμων απο εικοσαετους και επανω οσοι εγογγυσαν επ εμοι [lxx]
14:32 But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. [kjv]
και τα κωλα υμων πεσειται εν τη ερημω ταυτη [lxx]
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. [kjv]
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [kjv]
υμων δε και αι τριχες της κεφαλης πασαι ηριθμημεναι εισιν [gnt]
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. [kjv]
μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε υμεις [gnt]
Psalms 102:6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. [kjv]
ωμοιωθην πελεκανι ερημικω εγενηθην ωσει νυκτικοραξ εν οικοπεδω [lxx]
102:7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. [kjv]
ηγρυπνησα και εγενηθην ωσει στρουθιον μοναζον επι δωματι [lxx]
