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• 1 Corinthians 2:2

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in which Paul recalls that, when he first preached the gospel to the church at Corinth, he determined to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified. It is frequently cited in discussions of the heart of the gospel and the center of preaching.

• Sharon

  [Bible]

  Sharon is a plain along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, extending south of Mount Carmel. In Scripture it serves as a symbol of fertility and beauty.

• Antioch

  [Bible]

  Antioch is the name of two cities in the New Testament: Syrian Antioch, where believers were first called "Christians" and from which Paul's missionary journeys set out, and Pisidian Antioch, where Paul preached in the synagogue.

• Aristarchus

  [People]

  Aristarchus was an early Christian from Thessalonica in Macedonia who accompanied Paul on his missionary travels and on his voyage to Rome. In Colossians, Paul calls this co-worker his "fellowprisoner."

• Miletus

  [Bible]

  Miletus was a port city on the western coast of Asia Minor where Paul, traveling to Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey, summoned the elders of the church at Ephesus and delivered his farewell address.

• Iddo (Prophet)

  [People]

  Iddo was a prophet of the early divided kingdom who is called both a "seer" and a "prophet" in 2 Chronicles. He is said to have left writings recording the events of the reigns of Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijah. Several other people in the Bible bear the same name.

• Galatia

  [Bible]

  Galatia was a region in the central interior of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and also the name of a Roman province. It was home to the churches to which Paul preached the gospel and later sent the Epistle to the Galatians.

• Ochlos

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  Ochlos (ὄχλος) is the Greek word used in the New Testament for the "crowd," the large gatherings of people who followed or surrounded Jesus. In Korea the term became widely known through the attention that Minjung theology gave to it.

• Incident at Antioch

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  The Incident at Antioch is an event recorded in Galatians 2:11–14. In Syrian Antioch, Paul publicly rebuked Peter (Cephas) for withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentile believers.

• Pontus

  [Bible]

  Pontus was a region in northern Asia Minor along the southern coast of the Black Sea. In the New Testament it appears in the Pentecost narrative, as the birthplace of Aquila, and as one of the regions addressed in 1 Peter.

• Cappadocia

  [Bible]

  Cappadocia was a region in the east-central interior of Asia Minor, in what is now central Türkiye. In the New Testament it appears in the account of Pentecost and as one of the regions addressed in 1 Peter.

• Greeks

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  In the New Testament, "Greek" refers to a Greek person or, more broadly, to a non-Jew belonging to the Greek-speaking world and Greek culture. The paired expression "Jew and Greek" is also used to represent all of humanity.

• John

  [People]

  John was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, the son of Zebedee and the brother of James. He has traditionally been regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation.

• Prevenient Grace

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Prevenient grace is a theological term for the grace that God extends first, before a person seeks Him or believes in Him. It is especially emphasized in Wesleyan theology.

• Philip

  [People]

  Philip is the name of two figures in the New Testament: Philip the Apostle, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, and Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men appointed by the church in Jerusalem.

• Thomas

  [People]

  Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He declared that he would not believe until he had seen the risen Jesus for himself, and he then confessed, "My Lord and my God."

• Matthew

  [People]

  Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, a tax collector who was called to become a disciple. The Gospels of Mark and Luke call the same figure Levi, and he is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Matthew.

• Titus

  [People]

  Titus was a Gentile coworker of Paul in the New Testament. He traveled between Paul and the church at Corinth, set the churches of Crete in order, and is the recipient of the Epistle to Titus.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse Paul says that he gives thanks as he remembers the Thessalonian believers' "work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope." It is frequently quoted because it presents faith, love, and hope as becoming visible in the fruit of actual life.

• Philippians 1:21–23

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage Paul, writing as a prisoner, describes his inner conflict between life and death. The words "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" express a representative Christian view of life and death, and the passage is frequently cited in discussions of the believer's state immediately after death.