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The Greek ὑπομονή (hypomone) is a compound: ὑπό (hypo, under) and μονή (mone, a remaining, from μένω, meno). Literally: remaining under. The one who endures is the one who remains standing under the pressure of weight. This is not a second concept grafted onto μένω (meno); it is ...  Show more

When Luke records Jesus commanding the Twelve to take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money, he activates a deliberate stripping that recalls the scriptural logic of exile as exposure. The Hebrew root ג-ל-ה (gimel-lamed-heh) can function as “to unc ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailHelp us continue to make and share great Biblical content everyday. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comI. The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares 24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his fie ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailWelcome:Summary.When God brought the Israelites into the Promised Land, He gave them a paradoxical command: “The land is yours—now go and take possession of it.” That was both a gift and a responsibility.In the same way, we are told that God has blessed believers ...  Show more

Friends, we are reading during these weeks of summer from the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, which contains many of the great parables of Jesus. But I want to focus just on one today because it’s so rich both theologically and spiritually: the parable of the wheat and ...

The rich young ruler looked like he had it made. He’s characterized by moral excellence and he’s financially wealthy. He’s got it so together that he even admits he doesn’t have it all together—that there’s still something he lacks. He isn’t sure what it is. He’s gotten to the ...