Ruth • Chapter 4 (22 verses)
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. ... Mentions: Boaz, Moab , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar , Tamar 2 , Hezron .
Old Testament • 4 Chapters
Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."
Amen, truly, so be it, verified truth
Liturgical confirmation of covenant curses and blessings, ratifying corporate agreement with God's word ('Amen and Amen', Psalm 41:13).
Derivation: From אָמַן (H539) to be firm, faithful.
Biblical Place • Bethlehem 1 • 31.705°N, 35.210°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 41:17 (identified with Bethlehem 1 ).
2 Corinthians • Chapter 4 (18 verses)
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscien... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Hosea • Chapter 4 (19 verses)
Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Gilgal 1 .
Isaiah • Chapter 48 (22 verses)
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob , which are called by the name of Israel , and are come forth out of the waters of Judah , which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. For they call themselves of the holy city, an... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Judah , Babylon .
Jeremiah • Chapter 4 (31 verses)
If thou wilt return, O Israel , saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in h... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Dan , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Zion .
Psalms • Chapter 43 (5 verses)
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out thy light and thy truth: let them le...
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause
Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.
Derivation: Perhaps from סָלַל (H5549) to lift up, exalt.
witness, testifying party, monument
Witness, testifying person or memorial stones testifying to covenant oath taken before God (Genesis 31:48, Joshua 24:27).
Derivation: From עוּד (H5749) to duplicate, testify.
thanksgiving, confession, thank offering
Thanksgiving choir, thank offering sacrifice (Leviticus 7:12), confession of God's righteous truth; enter His gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).
Derivation: From יָדָה (H3034).
truth, truthfulness, truth
Primary meaning: truth, truthfulness, truth. Strong's: truth. Lexical nuances: truth (v. DB , iv, 818f.). Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Ro 9:1 , al.; of religious truth, Ro 1:25 , al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Ga 2:5 , al.; ἀ. θεοῦ , Ro 15:8 . Subjectively, truthfulness, truth , not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jo 8:44 , III Jo 3 . In phrases ...
Derivation: from G227 (ἀληθής);
to be a herald, to proclaim, to proclaim
Primary meaning: to be a herald, to proclaim, to proclaim, preach. Strong's: to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel). Lexical nuances: to be a herald , to proclaim : Mk 1:45 7:36 , Lk 4:18 , 19 (LXX) (but v. Field, Notes , 174) 8:39 , Ro 2:21 , I Co 9:27 , Ga 5:11 , al.; in NT, chiefly of the proclamation of the Gospel, to proclaim , preach : τὸ εὐαγέλιον , Mt 4:23 9:35 24:14 26:13 , Mk 1:14 13:10 14:9 16:[15] , Ga 2:2 , Col 1:23 , I Th 2:9 ; seq. εἰς , Mk 1:39 13:10 , Lk 4:44 , I Th 2:9 ; ἵνα , Mk 6:12 ; c. inf., Ro 2:21 ; κ....
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
faith, belief, trust
Primary meaning: faith, belief, trust, confidence. Strong's: persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself. Lexical nuances: in active sense, faith , belief , trust , confidence , in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mt 8:10 , Lk 5:20 , Ac 14:9 , Ro 1:8 , I Co 2:5 , II Co 1:24 , I Ti 1:5 , al.; c. gen. obj., Mk 11:22 , Ac 3:16 , Ro 3:22 , Ga 2:16 , Eph 3:12 , Ja 2:1 , al.; c. prep., ἐν , Ro 3:25 , Ga 3:26 , Eph 1:15 , Col 1:24 , I Ti 1:14 3:13 , II Ti 1:13 3:15 , II Pe 1:1 ; εἰς , Ac ...
Derivation: from G3982 (πείθω);
1 John • Chapter 4 (21 verses)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesse... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.
1 Timothy • Chapter 4 (16 verses)
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
2 Timothy • Chapter 4 (22 verses)
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ , who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when t... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Thessalonica , Galatia , Dalmatia , Ephesus , Troas .
Ephesians • Chapter 4 (32 verses)
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Galatians • Chapter 4 (31 verses)
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Sinai , Arabia , Jerusalem .
John • Chapter 14 (31 verses)
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Judas .
