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Concision (Philippians 3:2)
- Some bible-versions have "beware of the concision" [A] in Philippians 3:2. (Some have "the excision", "the circumcision",
"the mutilation", or similar.) Murdoch's translation of the Peshittta
has "beware of the clipped in flesh". [B]
- The Greek text has blepete tên katatomên, "beware of the cut ones".
[C] The apostle Paul used that expression as a reference
to those who claimed that the believers should be circumcised. He warned the
saints and believers in Philippi about such people. (Regarding verse 3, see
note [D].)
- [A] The reason why some English bible-versions
have "concision" in Philippians 3:2 is that they, as so often, have copied
the Catholic, Latin Vulgate version which has concisionem in that
verse. (Concisionem is the singular feminine accusative form of the
Latin noun concisio which meant "a cutting".)
- [B] Some translations have "false circumcision",
but that is a mistranslation. The apostle was warning about those who
were literally circumcised (the Jews).
TRC has "dissension", copying Tyndale and Coverdale who had dissencion
and dissencion. Whycliffe had dyuysioun (division) but even
those are mistranslations. See the next point (note).
- [C] The old Greek phrase "tên katatomên"
meant something like "the cut ones". Tên = the definite article;
kata = a preposition; tomê = "end left after cutting", "stump".
The noun tomê was related to the verb temnô, "to cut". (Yes,
the apostle Paul was using acid language.)
- [D] The "circumcision" mentioned in the
following verse, Philippians 3:3, is a spiritual one, "that of the
heart", which is to say, the Holy Spirit. See even Romans 2:29.
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Concordance, concordances
- The English word "concordance" comes from the Latin concordia which
means something like "agreement", "union" – but the word "concordance" in the
biblical context comes from the (Medieval) Latin concordanti, which originally
referred to a citation of parallel passages. (Latin concordantia, from
the verb concordo, "to agree".)
- The practical meaning of the word "concordance" (in the biblical context)
is "an index of all main words in the book, along with their immediate contexts".
- Concordances were of use in the times when
better study tools were not available. But today, there is no reason to
even think of acquiring (or using) a printed concordance. Explanation:
- For the first, compared with computer bibles, concordances are very
slow and limited in their function.
- Secondly, for instance "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance" can severely
mislead anyone who uses it, especially because of the very limited, biased
and often quite misleading "biblical" lexicons of Hebrew and Greek that
it contains.
- For information on better tools and methods of bible study, see the pages
es01d.htm and
es02c.htm.
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Condemn, condemnation, condemned
- On James 3:1 and the translation "be not many masters, knowing that we shall
receive the greater condemnation" (KJV-1769).
→
ea07b.htm
- James wrote to certain people that they were not to condemn (judge as to
condemn) others. →
ea07b.htm
- Luke 6:37, "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you
shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." →
ea07b.htm
- Matthew 7:1, "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged". →
ec05c.htm
- Romans 2:1", Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge,
for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practise
the same things." →
ea07b.htm
- 2 Corinthians 3:9. "For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service
of righteousness exceeds much more in glory." →
ec01c.htm –
ec13c.htm –
ec08c.htm –
ec10c.htm
- The apostle Paul told the saints in Colosse that they were not to allow
anyone to condemn them or to call their actions into question, regarding meat
or drink or feasts or other days. →
eo07d.htm
- Jesus condemned the Pharisees, and warned people about their teachings.
→
eo12c.htm
- John 3:17, "For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him." →
ex05b.htm
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Confess, confessed, confessing, confession
- Should one confessing one's faults or sins to others? → (eb11c.htm)
- 1 John 4:3, some would not confess that Jesus was the Messiah and the Son
of God. →
eo02d.htm
- Aaron confessed the sins of the Israelites upon the head of the goat for
Azazel (Leviticus 16:8, 10 and 20-26). →
ex05b.htm
- Confession, in the meaning "creed". – Look under the heading "Doctrine,
doctrines".
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search function.
Congregation, congregations, congregating (religious fellowship) –
Look under the headings "Worship"
and "Assembly".
Conscience, consciences
- The word "conscience" does not occur in the 1769 KJ version Old Testament.
- In the New Testament, when KJV-1769 has "conscience", the Greek word is
always suneidêsis.
- In old Greek, suneidêsis meant such things as "knowledge shared
with another", "communication", "information", "consciousness", "awareness"
(and even "complicity", "guilt", "crime"). The related verb suneidô
(suneidenai, sunoida) meant "to know of a thing", "to share
the knowledge of something", "to be conscious of something".
- In short: "Conscience" is connected with consciousness – being
conscious (aware) of something, knowing something – such as, being aware
of that some given thing is wrong. Regarding "weak conscience", see the next
point, one line down.
- Despite many claims to the opposite, a "weak" conscience (such as in 1 Corinthians
8:7) is a conscience that does not work – it is too weak to keep a person
from doing wrong things. A strong conscience, on the other hand, keeps
a person on the right track. For more on the conscience matter in 1 Corinthians
8:7. →
ef03b.htm
- A person's conscience can also be defiled, so that it does not work
any longer. That is what Paul referred to in Titus 1:15, "All is pure with the
pure, but with the defiled and unfaithful ones nothing is pure; instead, they
are defiled in their minds and consciences." →
ee05b.htm
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Consecrate, consecrated, consecrating
- (Consecration = sanctification.) What do the Scriptures say about the saints'
calling, election, sanctification and justification? →
eb02c.htm
- Look also under the headings "Sanctification",
"Saint,
saints, sainthood", "Holy,
holiness" and "Hallow,
hallowed".
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Constantine
- "Constantine the Great", Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus
(circa 272-337), the Roman emperor who in the 300s de facto founded the Catholic
Church.
- To his death, Constantine remained a worshipper or the sun-god Mithra. He
made it compulsory to keep the day of the sun-god Mithra (Sol Deus Invictus,
Sol Mithras Deus Invictus). One of his last acts was to uphold the rights
of the priests of Mithra. A Catholic myth says that he was sprinkled with water
just before he died; if that is true, then that probably was some Mithra-related
ritual.
- Is Catholic myths are to be believed, it was Constantine who launched the
cross as a sign for his "new" religion (which consisted of Mithra-worship under
slightly new forms).
- In 313 ("the Edict of Milan"), Constantine legalised "Christianity" (disguised
Mithra-worship) in his empire. After the "Council of Nicaea" (325), that religion
(which then evolved to Catholicism) came to be compulsory in the Roman empire.
- As the head for the worship of Mithra, Constantine bore the title pontifex
maximus. The article "Constantine the Great" in the Catholic Encyclopedia
(1914) states regarding Constantine, that "as pontifex maximus he watched
over the heathen worship and protected its rights". (The pontifex maximus
was the high priest in the collegium pontificum, a group of men who presided
over the Roman idol-worship. Many Roman emperors served in that position. Since
387 (some say 590), the chief of the Catholic Church has served as pontifex
maximus.)
- When Constantine' new city Constantinople was dedicated in 330, the sun-god's
chariot was the market-place with a cross placed over its head, and the Kyrie
Eleison was sung. All those things referred to Sol Mithras Deus Invictus.
The cross is an ancient symbol of the sun-god, and the kurios ("lord")
that the phrase kyrie eleison refers to, is, of course, the lord Mithra.
- Look also under the headings "Kuriakê
oikia", "Church,
churches", "Pontifex
Maximus", "Pope",
"Catholic"
and "Mithra".
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Content (satisfied)
- Paul to the saints in Philippi: "I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am" (Philippians 4:10). →
em10b.htm
- Paul to Timothy: "But having sustenance and covering, we will be content
with these" (1 Timothy 6:8). →
em08c.htm –
ea15c.htm
- Paul to the Jewish saints: "Keep your life free from love of money, and
be content with what you have" (Hebrews 13:5). →
em07b.htm –
em01d.htm –
eo03d.htm
- On the example Paul set for the other saints to imitate. →
em03c.htm
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Conversation
- Where some archaic translations have the word "conversation" in the NT,
the Greek word in question often is anastrephô or anastrophê which
refer to "manner of life". In Philippians 1:27 (and Acts 23:1), the word
politeuomai is used, in the same meaning. In Hebrews 13:5, the Greek text
has tropos which likewise meant "manner of life". In the OT, in Psalms
37:14 and Psalms 50:23, the Hebrew text has derek which meant "way",
"manner", "course of life".
- On Paul's "conversation" or manner of life – the example he set for the
other saints to imitate. →
em03c.htm
- Look also below, under the heading "Conversion,
convert, converted".
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Conversion, convert, converted
- The words "convert" and "conversion" occur around 10 times in the NT in
the 1769 KJ version, but the Greek words in question (epistrephô and
epistrophê) occur in about 39 NT passages. The verb epistrephô
simply meant such things as "to turn around". Sometimes, such as in Mark 8:33,
the verb epistrephô was used in its literal meaning, "to turn around",
but often, it was used in the meaning "changing ones ways". The noun epistrophê
had a similar meaning (The noun epistrophê occurs only in one NT passage,
Acts 15:3, in regard to non-Jewish people turning to God.)
- The etymology of the English verb "to convert" is as follows: It comes from
the Latin converto (convorto) which means "to turn around" (and
by extension, "change", and so on). The verb verto/vorto means "to turn";
the prefix con is a form of the preposition cum which in such
a combination as con-verto indicates the completeness or perfecting of
the act – turning fully around (and by extension, totally changing one's
ways). – The relevant Greek words in the NT text are explained in the preceding
paragraph.
- The noun "convert", "converts" which is common in religious language, is
not found in the KJV-1769 NT, but some other translations render the word
prosêlutos (which occurs in Matthew 23:15 and Acts 2:10, 6:5 and 13:43 and
means "a newcomer", "a stranger") as "convert". Also, the KJV-1769 OT has "converts"
in Isaiah 2:17, but there the meaning is "her returning ones" – people returning
from captivity. – The relevant Greek words in the NT text are explained in
the first paragraph of this word entry.
- Relevant essays:
- What does the Bible say about calling, election, sanctification and
justification? →
eb02c.htm
- Who is a saint? How does on become a saint? →
eg03c.htm
- On the distribution of the Holy Spirit. →
eb01c.htm
- Look also above, under the heading "Conversation".
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Convocation, convocations, convocating – Look under the headings "High
days", "Assembly"
and "Worship".
Copy, copying
- The apostle Paul made himself an example of something, and told others to
copy or imitate his example. It is important to know what that example really
was. →
em03c.htm –
em02c.htm
- Regarding citing (quoting) and copying documents at this site. →
purpose.htm
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Corban (Matthew 27:6 and Mark 7:11 – and even Matthew 15:5)
- The word "corban", in the Greek text of the NT korban, meant "sacrifice"
(synonym: "offering"). The Hebrew form was qorban; examples of the use
of that word are found in 68 OT passages, beginning with Leviticus 1:2. Qorban
always referred to the Old Covenant's sacrifices.
- Mark 7:11, which mentions korban, means that the Pharisees and scribes
deceived people to give money to the [Sadducee and Pharisee] priests, to the
point that those people could not any longer take care of their ageing parents.
See also Matthew 15:5 (which uses the word doron, which occurs in Mark
7:11 as well). That horrible deception was one of the ways by which the scribes
and Pharisees "devoured widow's houses". (See Matthew 23:14, Mark 12:38-40,
Luke 20:46-47.)
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
Corinth, Corinthians (Korinthos, korinthios)
- The city of Corinth – Korinthos – lay in Greece, on the Peloponnese
peninsula, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) west of Athens. Under the Roman rule,
Corinth became the capital of Achaia (the northern part of the Peloponnese).
In those days, its population was a mix of Roman, Greek and Jewish people.
- The words Korinthos and korinthios occur in 8 New Testament
passages.
- 1 Corinthians 5:9 and 7:1 show that Paul had written to Corinth already
before "1 Corinthians". (All of the apostles' correspondence is not preserved
for us to read. See even Colossians 4:16 which indicates that the apostle Paul
had written a letter to Laodicea.)
- Passages in Paul's letters to the saints in Corinth, mentioned at this site:
- 1 Corinthians 10
- 1 Corinthians 11
- 1 Corinthians 16
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 12
- 2 Corinthians 13
- Look also under the headings "Paul"
and "Saint,
saints, sainthood".
- For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the
search function.
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