What is the meaning of "the children are exempt" in Mathew 17:26?
In the passage about whether the teacher pays taxes, Jesus says, "the children are exempt" in Mathew 17:26. What is the meaning?
Matthew 17:26
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How is Jesus Christ unique?
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Does the Bible prophesy anywhere that Israel will become a nation again?
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What day of the year is Passover?
While the simplest answer is that, scripturally, Passover is on Nissan 14th (Num 9:1-5,) there are a number of factors which make the answer more complex. -...
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Should we have a Christmas Tree? Does the Christmas Tree have its origin in ancient pagan rituals?
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What is the significance of Jesus raising the widow's son at Nain?
The event referenced in the question (recounted in in Luke 7:11-17) was not the only recorded occasion on which Jesus raised someone from the dead. However,...
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What does scripture say about the death of Moses?
Deuteronomy 34:1-6 says: " 1Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the...
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What day of the year is Passover?
Leviticus 23:5 says that Passover (also known as Pesach) begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month of the Hebrew calendar (known as Nisan)....
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Does the Bible prophesy anywhere that Israel will become a nation again?
Jeremiah 31:36 says, The Lord affirms, “The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed...
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What do the prophets say about Christmas?
The prophets don't write anything specifically in regards to the holiday Christmas. "Christmas" (or The Mass of Christ) didn't even get that name until the...
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What do the prophets say about Christmas?
The prophets Isaiah and Micah made predictions about the birth of Jesus Christ, which are recorded in the Bible and are said to have been fulfilled in the...
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What does it mean that the wages of sin is death?
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Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?
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What does it mean that all have sinned?
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Does God allow moral evil?
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How do we prepare for heaven?
Salvation is through faith: The central message of John 3:16 is that salvation, and ultimately entrance into heaven, is achieved through faith in Jesus...
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Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star?
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Prince of Peace?
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Was Jesus talking about the rapture or judgment in Luke 17:34-37?
Luke 17:36-37: "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left." And they answered and said unto him, "Where, Lord?" And he said...
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How do we prepare for heaven?
I would simply say, in order for us to prepare for heaven is we must be born again. In chapter 3 of the Gospel according to John, we find these words spoken...
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Why should I want to live in the holy city, Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10)?
From the description of the Holy City, Revelation 21:19-27, it seems it will be the ideal future place for the redeemed to live in. But there are...
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What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit of God?
This filling is not a one-time event, but a continuous process of yielding to the Holy Spirit's influence and guidance. In a historical and scriptural...
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What do the prophets say about Christmas?
If the question is referring to the birth of a Savior (rather than the holiday now observed in commemoration of His birth), the passages that come most...
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Why was Joseph "afraid" to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:20)?
I would say that it would have been because Joseph (as noted in Matthew 1:19) was a "just" man (that is, a follower of God's Law), which would have made him...
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How do we prepare for heaven?
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What is the true meaning of Christmas?
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Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?
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What is the Shepherd of Hermas and should it be in the Bible?
The correct reason why the Shepherd of Hermas was not considered canonical is because it was not written by someone who had first hand knowledge of Jesus....
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Why was Joseph "afraid" to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:20)?
Matthew 1:18-20, 21-23
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Could this be a meteor shower in Revelation 8:7-11?
I would be hesitant to interpret the events described in the cited passage in terms of natural phenomena (such as a meteor shower) currently known in this...
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How could a third of the sun’s light be shut off? (Revelation 8:12)
Most scholars see this as a symbolic representation of a significant, catastrophic event causing a major reduction in light from these celestial bodies. It...
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What is the meaning of wormwood in Revelation?
In Rev 8:11, the name Wormwood is figurative, given to a great star which, at the sounding of the third angel's trumpet, fell from heaven upon the third part...
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Could this be a meteor shower in Revelation 8:7-11?
"And the first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burned,...
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Do all bad events have a good purpose? (Romans 8:28)
It is not true that all bad events have a good purpose. That would wrongly make God the creator of evil. Death and disasters are not good. Job suffered...
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What does it mean that, "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" in Isaiah 12:3?
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How should the different genres of the Bible impact how we interpret the Bible?
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How should a Christian view Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
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How much prophecy did Jeremiah understand (Jeremiah 23:5-6)?
In my opinion, Jeremiah may not have understood all the implications or details regarding the fulfillment of his prophetic words, but he would have known...
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How much prophecy did Jeremiah understand (Jeremiah 23:5-6)?
Did Jeremiah know that he was prophesying about the Messiah? Or was his view limited to promises only as they applied to the physical renewal of Israel as i...
Jeremiah 23:1 - 40
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What does it mean that, "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" in Isaiah 12:3?
"Isaiah 12:3 is in the context of Isaiah 12:2, ("Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and my...
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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?