a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God

both of two, both the one and the other

a raising up, rising (e.g. from a seat)

a rising from the dead

1. that of Christ

2. that of all men at the end of this present age

3. the resurrection of certain ones history who were restored to life (Heb. 11:35)

for

but, moreover, and, etc.

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

to say, to speak

1. affirm over, maintain

2. to teach

3. to exhort, advise, to command, direct

4. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say

5. to call by name, to call, name

6. to speak out, speak of, mention

truly, certainly, surely, indeed

no, not lest

and not, but not, nor, not

and not, neither ... nor, not so

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

to say the same thing as another, i.e. to agree with, assent

to concede

1. not to refuse, to promise

2. not to deny

   1. to confess

   2. declare

   3. to confess, i.e. to admit or declare one's self guilty of what one is accused of

to profess

1. to declare openly, speak out freely

2. to profess one's self the worshipper of one

to praise, celebrate

the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son

1. sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit)

2. sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his work and power (the Spirit of "Truth")

3. never referred to as a depersonalised force

the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated

1. the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides

2. the soul

a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting

1. a life giving spirit

2. a human soul that has left the body

3. a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel

   1. used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men

   2. the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ

the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one

1. the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.

a movement of air (a gentle blast)

1. of the wind, hence the wind itself

2. breath of nostrils or mouth

Sadducees = "the righteous"

1. a religious party at the time of Christ among the Jews, who denied that the oral law was a revelation of God to the Israelites, and who deemed the written law alone to be obligatory on the nation, as the divine authority. They denied the following doctrines:

   1. resurrection of the body

   2. immortality of the soul

   3. existence of spirits and angels

   4. divine predestination, affirmed free will

A sect that seems to have started after the Jewish exile. In addition to OT books the Pharisees recognised in oral tradition a standard of belief and life. They sought for distinction and praise by outward observance of external rites and by outward forms of piety, and such as ceremonial washings, fastings, prayers, and alms giving; and, comparatively negligent of genuine piety, they prided themselves on their fancied good works. They held strenuously to a belief in the existence of good and evil angels, and to the expectation of a Messiah; and they cherished the hope that the dead, after a preliminary experience either of reward or of penalty in Hades, would be recalled to life by him, and be requited each according to his individual deeds. In opposition to the usurped dominion of the Herods and the rule of the Romans, they stoutly upheld the theocracy and their country's cause, and possessed great influence with the common people. According to Josephus they numbered more than 6000. They were bitter enemies of Jesus and his cause; and were in turn severely rebuked by him for their avarice, ambition, hollow reliance on outward works, and affection of piety in order to gain popularity.