“His only begotten Son”-the greatest gift We might title this verse, “The greatest verse in the Bible.” The following ideas are found in it: Let us look again at John 3:16 as our example. Study a verse by looking for the great ideas revealed in it. Or simply take the nouns in this wonderful verse: “God … world … only begotten Son … whoever … everlasting life.” Study a verse through the personalities revealed.įor example, once again taking John 3:16, these very simple but significant points are brought to light: “God … only begotten Son … whoever … Him. You could make a comparative list like this: Study it by the verbs in the verse.įor example, if you were studying John 3:16 you would find the following verbs: “loved … gave … should not perish … have …” There are many ways for you to study a single Bible verse. In studying the historical passages of the Bible, such as most of the Old Testament or parts of the Gospels, each verse may have only one simple meaning.īut many verses in both the Old and New Testaments are rich with many great Bible truths that will demand more detailed study. It is helpful also to look up in the concordance important words that occur in this paragraph, for example, the words “hypocrites” and “heathen.” By comparing other passages of the Bible that teach about prayer, you’ll be kept from making any mistakes concerning the true nature, conditions, and results of prayer according to the will of God. (2) Following the pattern of Jesus’ model prayer, 6:9–13 a. (1) In private to your heavenly Father, 6:6.
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“Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray”- Matthew 6:5–15 For example, using Matthew 6:5–15, your outline of this passage would be something like this: For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.” Make an Outlineįrom the text you’ve now rewritten so that you can see the relationship of the various parts of the paragraph, it is easy to make a simple outline. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do.
But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. For example, if you were going to study the paragraph on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 6:5–8, you could rewrite this text:Īnd when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. In order to find the relation of the important words and sentences in this paragraph, it is often helpful to rewrite the text. Read the paragraph carefully for its main thought or subject. Studying the Bible by paragraphs like this is often called analytic Bible study. The beginning of a paragraph in this Bible is indicated by a boldface verse number. When an author changes the subject of emphasis in writing, he usually begins a new paragraph. Usually, to understand a Bible chapter, you must study it together with the preceding or following chapters.Ī paragraph is several sentences of thought in writing. Compare Scripture with Scripture to find its true meaning. Then, using your concordance, look up the key words in those verses and find out what other portions of the Bible say about this question or problem.
If you are reading the Gospel of John, for example, you might give each chapter titles like this: – ch.
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