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37841 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bear (2).15
… the spiritual body of the believer hereafter, "the image of the heavenly," 1 Corinthians 15:49, the word "image" denoting the actual form and not a mere similitude …
37842 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Beget, Bear, Born.3
… , and spiritual Israel, AV, "gendereth," RV, "bearing children," to contrast the natural birth of Ishmael and the supernatural birth of Isaac. In Matthew 1:20 it is …
37843 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Beget, Bear, Born.4
… them spiritual life, John 3:3, 5, 7; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1, 4, 18; (b) of one who by means of preaching the Gospel becomes the human instrument in the impartation …
37844 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Beget, Bear, Born.9
"to give birth to, to bring forth" (from kueo, "to be pregnant"), is used metaphorically of spiritual birth by means of the Word of God, James 1:18, and of death as the offspring of sin ( James 1:15; so in the best texts). See BRING, A, No. 30.
37845 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Belief, Believe, Believers.9
Note: In 1 Corinthians 9:5 the word translated "believer" (RV), is adelphe, "a sister," so 1 Corinthians 7:15; Romans 16:1; James 2:15, used, in the spiritual sense, of one connected by the tie of the Christian faith.
37846 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bishop.4
… mature spiritual experience and understanding of those so described; the term "bishop," or "overseer," indicates the character of the work undertaken. According …
37847 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Blind, Blindness.9
akin to A. No. 2, primarily means "a covering with a callus," a "hardening," Romans 11:25; Ephesians 4:18, RV, for AV, "blindness;" Mark 3:5, RV, for AV, "hardness." It is metaphorical of a dulled spiritual perception. See HARDNESS.
37848 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Body, Bodily.5
… , "the spiritual nature," e.g., 1 Corinthians 5:3, and from psuche, "the soul," e.g., 1 Thessalonians 5:23. "Soma, ’body,’ and pneuma, ’spirit,’ may be separated; pneuma and psuche …
37849 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Bread.5
… holy, spiritual condition," 1 Corinthians 5:7, and of "sincerity and truth" ( 1 Corinthians 5:8 ). With the article it signifies the feast of unleavened bread, Matthew …
37850 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Buffet.5
… himself spiritually fit (RV marg., "bruise"); so RV marg. in Luke 18:5, of the persistent widow, text, "wear out" (AV, "weary"). See KEEP, WEAR, WEARY.
37851 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Build, Builder, Building.9
"to build together" (sun, "with"), is used in Ephesians 2:22, metaphorically, of the church, as a spiritual dwelling-place for God.
37852 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Build, Builder, Building.13
… a spiritual building, 1 Corinthians 3:9, or the whole church, the body of Christ, Ephesians 2:21. It expresses the strengthening effect of teaching, 1 Corinthians …
37853 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burden, Burdened, Burdensome.3
… ), or spiritual, Galatians 6:2; Revelation 2:24, or religious, Acts 15:28. In one place it metaphorically describes the future state of believers as "an eternal weight …
37854 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burden, Burdened, Burdensome.12
epi, "upon" (intensive), "to burden heavily," is said of material RV, "burden," AV, "be chargeable to;" of the effect of spiritual admonition and discipline, 2 Corinthians 2:5, RV, "press heavily," AV, "overcharge." See CHARGEABLE, PRESS.
37855 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Burn, Burning.3
… ; of spiritual light, Luke 12:35; John 5:35. See LIGHT.
37856 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Carnal, Carnally.3
… of spiritual warfare, "of the flesh" (AV, "carnal"), 2 Corinthians 10:4; or with the idea of unspirituality, of human wisdom, "fleshly," 2 Corinthians 1:12; (b) "pertaining …
37857 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Carnal, Carnally.5
… anti-spiritual in respect of the particular point with which the Apostle was there dealing. In 1 Corinthians 3:3, 4, they are charged with being sarkikos. See …
37858 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.3
… ; (h) spiritual relationship, 2 Timothy 2:1; Philemon 1:10. See DAUGHTER, SON.
37859 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.5
… against spiritual dangers; Paul, because of the deadly errors of Judaism assailing the Galatian churches. Cp. his use of teknon in Galatians 4:28 .
37860 Vine’s Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Child, Children, Childbearing, Childish, Childless.11
… in spiritual understanding, 1 Corinthians 14:20, and in affectionate and familiar address by the Lord to His disciples, almost like the Eng., "lads," John 21:5; by …