John 1:44-51 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.… It is a great pity that this way of estimating the value of suggested truth is so common in our day. "Can a minister know anything about science?" is the sneering question on one side. Yes; and on the other side the equally scornful question often comes, "Can a scientist who is not a Christian believer bring out facts that a Bible student ought to ponder?" "Is there any truth worth considering in the outside religions of the world?" asks some " orthodox" believer, who answers his question in the negative before he asks it. And some "liberal thinker" puts his question, in a like spirit of confident denial, "Is any 'orthodox' truth worth believing in these days of religious progress?" It is the old spirit, and much the old question, of the provincial bigot of Judaea, "Can any good come out of Nazareth?" (H. G. Trumbull, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.WEB: Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. |
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