Monthly Archives: January 2020

“διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων”: Participial Genitive of Means in Mark 16:20

Introduction: Signs That Follow The longer ending of Mark concludes with a beautiful note of divine validation: τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων “confirming the word through the signs that followed.” The prepositional Study more …..

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“βεβαιοῦντος”: Present Participial Confirmation of the Word in Mark 16:20

Introduction: A Gospel Confirmed The final line of Mark’s Gospel (long ending) says: τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων “…the Lord working with them, and confirming Study more …..

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“τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος…”: Genitive Absolute and Divine Participation in Mark 16:20

Introduction: Signs of a Cooperative Kingdom Mark 16:20 concludes with a profound description of divine activity: Ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ Study more …..

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