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Yes, repetition is beneficial for recall. However, for those repetitions that occur between different books of the Bible we need to remember that most believers up to and even beyond Gutenberg's moveable type either did not have the entire collection of canonical books or lacked the education...

More duplication among the Psalms: Psalm 115:4-8 & Psalm 135:15-18 (KJV) -- 4 Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They...

I was just now reading noticed this repetition (like a chorus, I suppose) in Psalm 24:7-10 (KJV) -- 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who [is] this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in...

Have you discovered any biblical redundancy in your recent readings? Notice the duplication within Exodus 32:4 & 8 and also with 1 Kings 12:28 (KJV) -- 4 And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be]...

Lets take a look at the miracles associated with the disciples during the life of Christ. First, Jesus did specifically grant the powers of: 1) healing the sick and 2) the casting out demons to the disciples (see Matthew 10:1; Mark 3:14-15, Mark 6:7). The disciples then indeed exercized these...

Thanks to all that commented so far. I agree that as his lawyer you couldn't break your oath. This was an allegory. In the the story "you" were the lawyer (I'm not a lawyer, nor is this about a legal case). Perhaps I overstated the legal/ethical responsibility "you" have to Fred in the...

The miracle of the feeding of this multitude has the distinction of being the only miracle recorded by all four evangelists. John's account at 6:11 has been displayed already. Lets take a quick look at the other Gospels. Matthew 14:19 -- And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass...

Sheriff Betty and Deputy Fred were the only persons with the means and opportunity to commit the crime. Both Betty and Fred are well liked in Bedrock (although they represent different political parties). You respect both, although you have known Fred for many years more than Betty. Relative...

No one has voted for the "NAB". Maybe that is because the NAB is actually a Catholic bible. NAB is the abbreviation for the New American Bible. Most likely, the NASB (or also sometimes NASV) was intended. I do like the New American Standard Bible.

By the way this no small task for even for 12 disciples! Let's do the math. First, we'll assume 12,000 people just to make it a bit easier to calculate (although I agree with Eliyahu that it could have been more). So, if the task was evenly distributed each disciple would serve 1,000 people...

In the same book even prior to John 6:11 scripture seems to imply that Jesus baptized people. Notice John 3:22 (KJV) -- After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. On the face of it, since "he tarried" obviously refers...

Matthew may take the prize for most internal repetition. Even more duplicated words (KJV) -- 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare...

More duplicated words found in Matthew (KJV) -- 13:53 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 19:1 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan...

Have you discovered a biblical redundancy? Continuing with duplicate words found in Matthew (KJV) -- 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people...

Some repetition in Revelation 21:4, and 7:17 (KJV) -- And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne...

Some repetition in Galatians 5:6, and 6:15 (KJV) -- For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Some repetition in Isaiah 28:10, 13 (KJV) -- For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little: But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a...

James 4:6 & 1 Peter 5:5 (KJV) -- But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the...

Psalm 96:1, 98:1, 149:1, and Isaiah 42:10 (KJV) -- O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a...

I gotta like a fella who has an R.C. Sproul quote at the bottom. Agreed, we will work to restore him. In your view, how is church membership linked to restoration during the process? Yes, except for the grace of God it could be me.