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Verse of the Day
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 MSB Read in contextGreek Word of the Day
ἵστημι
hístēmi
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
The KJV renders it: abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up)
Full word studyPerson of the Week
Fifth-born son of Jacob (GEN 30:5), son of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid
Explore peopleBook of the Week
Against seductive philosophies, Paul holds up Christ as the image of the invisible God in whom all things hold together.
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Abstract of Principles of 1858
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