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1 John 4:4

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4:4 You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, 1  because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Job 33:12

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33:12 Now in this, you are not right – I answer you, 2 

for God is greater than a human being. 3 

John 10:29-30

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10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, 4  and no one can snatch 5  them from my Father’s hand. 10:30 The Father and I 6  are one.” 7 

Hebrews 6:13

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6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

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[4:4]  1 sn Them refers to the secessionist opponents, called “false prophets” in 4:1 (compare 2:19).

[33:12]  2 tn The meaning of this verb is “this is my answer to you.”

[33:12]  3 tc The LXX has “he that is above men is eternal.” Elihu is saying that God is far above Job’s petty problems.

[10:29]  4 tn Or “is superior to all.”

[10:29]  5 tn Or “no one can seize.”

[10:30]  6 tn Grk “I and the Father.” The order has been reversed to reflect English style.

[10:30]  7 tn The phrase ἕν ἐσμεν ({en esmen) is a significant assertion with trinitarian implications. ἕν is neuter, not masculine, so the assertion is not that Jesus and the Father are one person, but one “thing.” Identity of the two persons is not what is asserted, but essential unity (unity of essence).



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