What language did Jesus speak when he read Isaiah 61:1,2? Would Aramaic be spoken in the synagogue? Luke 4:16-19 New International Version 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the s...

Romans 4:2-5 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about; but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, the wages are not credited as a favor, but as what is due...

In search of support for the translation of "the Word was God" in John 1:1, I wanted to find a similar usage of Θεὸς - specifically at the beginning of a complete thought and without a preceding adjective, possessive or article - and came across Luke 20:38, in which Jesus describes the God of Abr...