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How should we understand λαμβάνω in John 5:34?

How should we understand λαμβάνω in John 5:34?

How should we understand λαμβάνω in John 5:34?

ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου τὴν μαρτυρίαν λαμβάνω, ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λέγω ἵνα ὑμεῖς σωθῆτε. (John 5:34, NA27)

While many more literal translations translate λαμβάνω as receive or accept:

Not that the…

How is Malachi 1:11 to be understood?

How is Malachi 1:11 to be understood?

Early Christians linked the sacrifice of the Eucharist with the sacrifice described in Malachi 1. In the King James Version, this passage relevant reads

10 … I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an o…