"Our earthly liturgies must be celebrations full of beauty and power: Feasts of the Father who created us—that is why the gifts of the earth play such a great part: the bread, the wine, oil and light, incense, sacred music, and splendid colors. Feasts of the Son who redeemed us—that is why we rejoice in our liberation, breathe deeply in listening to the Word, and are strengthened in eating the Eucharistic Gifts. Feasts of the Holy Spirit who lives in us—that is why there is a wealth of consolation, knowledge, courage, strength, and blessing that flows from these sacred assemblies." unknown source possibly YOUCAT Mal.1.11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith theLord of hosts.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

"Believe" in the continuing action tense


Verses where the Greek word translated "believes" (in our modern translations) occurs in the
tense of continuing action (present tense).

John 3:15, "...in order that everyone believing may have eternal life in him."
John 3:14-15 . . . "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the
Son of Man be lifted up; [15] so that whoever [continues to] believe will in Him have
eternal life.
John 3:16, "...in order that everyone believing in him should not perish but should have eternal
life."
John 3:16 . . . "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever [continues to] believe in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:36, "The one believing on the Son has eternal life."
John 3:36 . . . "He who [continues to] believe in the Son has eternal life; but he who
does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 5:24, "The one hearing my word and believing him who sent me has eternal life."
John 5:24 . . . "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and [continues to] believe
Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed
out of death into life.
John 6:35, "the one believing in me shall never thirst."
John 6:35 . . . Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not
hunger, and he who [continues to] believe in Me will never thirst.
John 6:40, "...that everyone beholding the Son and believing in him should have eternal life."
John 6:40 . . . "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son
and [continues to] believe in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up
on the last day."
John 6:47, "The one believing has eternal life."
John 6:47 . . . "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who [continues to] believe has eternal life.
John 11:25-26, "The one believing in me, even though he dies he shall live; and everyone living
and believing in me shall never die."
John 11:25-26 . . . Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who [continues
to] believe in Me will live even if he dies, [26] and everyone who lives and [continues
to] believe in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 20:31, "...in order that by means of believing you may have life in his name."
John 20:30-31 . . . Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence
of the disciples, which are not written in this book; [31] but these have been written sothat you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that [continuing to]
believe you may have life in His name.
Romans 1:16, "it is the power of God to salvation to everyone believing."
Romans 1:16 . . . For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who [continues to] believe, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
I Corinthians 1:21, "it pleased God ... to save the one believing."
I Corinthians 1:21 . . . For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom
did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message
preached to save those who [continue to] believe.
Greek help taken from site:
http://www.ntgreek.org/learn_nt_greek/inter-tense.htm

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