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2 Peter 1:20–21
[Bible Verses]A passage stating that the prophecy of Scripture did not originate in the will of man but was spoken from God by people carried along by the Holy Spirit. It is frequently cited as a basis for the doctrine of biblical inspiration and in discussions of what "private interpretation" means.
Romans 3:28
[Bible Verses]Romans 3:28 is the verse in which the apostle Paul concludes that a person is justified by faith, not by the works of the law. It is often cited as the representative text for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "the works of the law" and "faith."
2 Corinthians 13:13
[Bible Verses]2 Corinthians 13:13 is the benediction with which the apostle Paul closes 2 Corinthians, invoking together the grace of Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit; most English Bibles number it 13:14. In Korean Protestant churches, it is the standard text for the benediction pronounced at the close of worship.
Acts 22:16
[Bible Verses]Acts 22:16 is a verse in which the apostle Paul recounts the words Ananias spoke to him at the time of his conversion, words that link baptism with the washing away of sins. For this reason, different denominations frequently cite and variously interpret the verse in discussions of the place of baptism in salvation.
Tychicus
[People]Tychicus was a coworker of the apostle Paul from the province of Asia who traveled with him, delivered his letters, and brought news of the churches. Paul called him "a beloved brother and faithful minister."
Agrippa
[People]Agrippa was the Jewish king (Agrippa II) who heard the apostle Paul's defense in Acts 25–26. The name can also refer to his father, Agrippa I, who appears as "Herod the king" in Acts 12.
Revelation 11:4
[Bible Verses]Revelation 11:4 identifies the "two witnesses" of Revelation 11 as "the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks." The imagery comes from the vision in Zechariah 4. Interpreters disagree about who the two witnesses are. In Korea, groups regarded as heretical have frequently cited the verse in support of their teachings.
Artemas
[People]Artemas was a coworker of the apostle Paul whose name appears only once in the New Testament, in Titus 3:12. Paul wrote to Titus, who was then in Crete, that he would send either Artemas or Tychicus to him.
Silvanus
[People]Silvanus was a first-century coworker who preached the gospel alongside the apostle Paul. He is named in the Pauline Epistles and in 1 Peter and is generally identified with the Silas of the Book of Acts.
Aristobulus
[People]Aristobulus was a man in Rome whom the apostle Paul mentions in the greetings of Romans 16 in the phrase "Aristobulus' household." Nothing is recorded about the man himself; the greeting is addressed to the members of his household.
Stachys
[People]Stachys was a Christian in Rome whom the apostle Paul greeted as "Stachys my beloved" in Romans 16. His name appears only once in the Bible.
Epistle to Philemon
[Bible]The Epistle to Philemon is the eighteenth book of the New Testament. In this short letter of one chapter and twenty-five verses, the apostle Paul, writing from prison, asks Philemon to receive his slave Onesimus as a brother.
Conversion of Paul
[Bible]The conversion of Paul is the event in which Saul, a persecutor of the church, encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became a Christian, and was called to be the apostle to the Gentiles. It is recorded three times in the Book of Acts.
Prison Epistles
[Bible]The Prison Epistles is the collective name for Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon, the four letters in which the apostle Paul indicates that he is writing while in confinement.
Pope
[Organization & Polity]The pope is the Bishop of Rome, the supreme leader of the Catholic Church (the Roman Catholic Church). The Catholic Church regards the pope as the successor of the apostle Peter, but Protestant and Orthodox churches do not recognize his primacy.
Via Egnatia
[History]The Via Egnatia was a trunk road that Rome built across the Balkan Peninsula in the late second century BC. It is known as the route the apostle Paul traveled on his way to Philippi and Thessalonica.
Church in Rome
[History]The church in Rome was the Christian community in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, during the first century. It was the church to which the apostle Paul addressed his Epistle to the Romans, and it appears to have consisted of several house congregations.
2 Peter 1
[Bible]The first chapter of 2 Peter. After the greeting, it urges believers to add virtue, knowledge, and other qualities to their faith. It also grounds the apostle's testimony in what he saw on the mount of the Transfiguration and addresses the authority of prophecy spoken by men moved by the Holy Spirit.
Tryphena and Tryphosa
[People]Tryphena and Tryphosa were two women believers in the church at Rome whom the apostle Paul greeted in Romans 16:12 as those who "labour in the Lord." They appear in Scripture only in this single verse.
Amplias
[People]Amplias was a believer in the church at Rome whom the apostle Paul called "my beloved in the Lord" in the closing greetings of Romans 16. Scripture mentions him only in this single verse.