geneva - metaphor

geneva@Zechariah:7:11 @ But they refused to hearken, and (note:)...merit by it: which metaphor is...(Neh_9:29).(:note) withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

geneva@Matthew:8:11 @ And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall (note:)A metaphor taken of banqueters, for they that sit down together are fellows in the banquet.(:note) sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

geneva@Luke:1:69 @ And hath raised up an (note:)This word «horn»...and it is a metaphor taken...(:note) horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

geneva@Luke:12:29 @ And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither (note:)A metaphor taken of things that hang in the air, for those that care too much for this worldly life, and rely upon the arm of man, always have wavering and doubtful minds, swaying sometimes this way, and sometimes that way.(:note) be ye of doubtful mind.

geneva@Luke:18:5 @ Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she (note:)Literally, «beat me down with her blows»...and it is a metaphor taken...(:note) weary me.

geneva@Acts:1:25 @ That he may take (note:)That he may be a member and partaker of this ministry.(:note) part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression ...and it is a metaphor taken...«way»: for callings are signified by the name of «ways» with the Hebrews. fell, that he might go to his own place.

geneva@1Corinthians:11:20 @ When ye come together therefore into one place, [this] is (note:)This is a usual metaphor by which the apostle flatly denies that which many did not do well.(:note) not to eat the Lord's supper.

geneva@Galatians:6:1 @ Brethren, (note:)He condemns persistent and pressing harshness, because brotherly reprehensions ought to be moderated and tempered by the spirit of meekness.(:note) if a man be Through the malice of the flesh and the devil. overtaken in a fault, ye which are Who are upheld by the power of God's Spirit. spiritual, Labour to fill up that which is lacking in him. restore such an one in the This is a metaphor which the Hebrews use, showing by this that all good gifts come from God. spirit of meekness; He touches the problem, for they are commonly the most severe judges who forget their own weaknesses. considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

geneva@Philippians:4:12 @ I know both how to be (note:)He uses a general word, and yet he speaks but of one type of cross, which is poverty, for poverty commonly brings all types of discomforts with it.(:note) abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am This is a metaphor taken from holy things or sacrifices, for our life is like a sacrifice. instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

geneva@Revelation:8:11 @ And the name of the star is called (note:)This is spoken by metaphor of a commonly known bitter herb: unless perhaps a man following those that note the derivation of words would rather explain it as an adjective for that which cannot be drunk because of its bitterness, causing the liquid it is made into to be more bitter than any man can drink.(:note) Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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