Definition and Context:
In biblical terms, a "passage" typically refers to a specific segment or portion of Scripture. It can denote a verse, a group of verses, or a chapter within the Bible. Passages are often cited for study, teaching, and reflection, serving as foundational elements for understanding biblical narratives, doctrines, and principles.

Significance in Biblical Study:
Passages are crucial for exegesis, the critical interpretation of the biblical text. They provide context and meaning, allowing readers to discern the intended message of the Scripture. The Berean Standard Bible and other translations often divide the Bible into passages to facilitate easier reading and comprehension.

Examples of Notable Passages:

1. John 3:16 · "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This passage is central to Christian theology, encapsulating the essence of the Gospel message.

2. Psalm 23:1-4 · "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." This passage is often cited for its comforting and reassuring depiction of God's guidance and protection.

3. Genesis 1:1-3 · "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." This passage marks the commencement of the biblical narrative, introducing the theme of creation by divine command.

Theological Implications:
Passages are not isolated texts but are interconnected within the broader biblical canon. They contribute to the development of key theological concepts such as creation, sin, redemption, and eschatology. Understanding passages in their immediate and broader biblical context is essential for sound theological interpretation.

Hermeneutical Approach:
A conservative hermeneutical approach to passages emphasizes the historical-grammatical method, seeking to understand the original intent of the biblical authors. This involves examining the historical context, literary genre, and grammatical structure of the passage. Such an approach upholds the authority and inerrancy of Scripture, viewing passages as divinely inspired and authoritative for faith and practice.

Application in Christian Life:
Passages are often memorized, meditated upon, and applied in the life of believers. They serve as sources of inspiration, guidance, and correction. Christians are encouraged to engage with passages through personal study, corporate worship, and teaching, allowing the Word of God to transform their lives and communities.

Conclusion:
While this entry does not include a conclusion, it is evident that passages hold a vital place in the study and application of the Bible. They are the building blocks of Scripture, offering insight into God's character, will, and redemptive plan for humanity.Passage

Used in the plural, (Jeremiah 22:20) probably to denote the mountain region of Abarim on the east side of Jordan. It also denotes a river ford or mountain gorge or pass.

Denotes in Joshua 22:11, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed over Jordan. The words "the passage of" are, however, more correctly rendered "by the side of," or "at the other side of," thus designating the position of the great altar erected by the eastern tribes on their return home. This word also designates the fords of the Jordan to the south of the Sea of Galilee (Judges 12:5, 6), and a pass or rocky defile (1 Samuel 13:23; 14:4). "Passages" in Jeremiah 22:20 is in the Revised Version more correctly "Abarim" (q.v.), a proper name. 1. (n.) The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.

2. (v. i.) Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance.

3. (v. i.) Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's passage.

4. (v. i.) Removal from life; decease; departure; death.

5. (v. i.) Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor.

6. (n.) A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the passage of time.

7. (n.) A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed.

8. (n.) A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause.

9. (v. i.) Reception; currency.

10. (n.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.

11. (n.) A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.

12. (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.

PASS, PASSAGE, PASSENGER

pas, pas'-aj, pas'-en-jer: "To pass" bears different meanings and corresponds to various words in Hebrew and Greek. It occurs frequently in the phrase "and it came to pass" (literally, "and it was"). This is simply a Hebrew idiom linking together the different paragraphs of a continuous narrative. As a rule "pass" renders the Hebrew word `abhar. This verb has various meanings, e.g. "to pass over" a stream (Genesis 31:21); "to cross" a boundary (Numbers 20:17); "to pass through," or "traverse," a country (Numbers 21:22); "to pass on" (Genesis 18:5); "to pass away," "cease to exist" (Job 30:15). The word is used metaphorically, "to pass over," "overstep," "transgress" (Numbers 14:41). In the causative form the verb is used in the phrase "to cause to pass through fire" (Deuteronomy 18:10 2 Kings 16:3). In the King James Version "pass" sometimes has the force of "surpass," "exceed," e.g. 2 Chronicles 9:22, "King Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom"; compare also Ephesians 3:19, "the love of Christ which passeth knowledge," and Philippians 4:7, "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding."

Passage in the King James Version renders ma`abhar, or ma`abharah. The former word denotes (1) the ford of a river (Genesis 32:23 King James Version margin); (2) the pass of a mountain range (1 Samuel 13:23). In the only other instance of the use of the shorter form (Isaiah 30:32 margin), the King James Version renders "where the grounded staff shall pass." A more correct translation would be, "and every sweep (or stroke) of the appointed staff." The longer form bears both meanings, namely, "ford" (e.g. Joshua 2:7 Judges 3:28, etc.) and "pass" (1 Samuel 14:4 Isaiah 10:29). In Joshua 22:11, the rendering `towards the region opposite the children of Israel' would be more correct than the King James Version, "at the passage of the children of Israel." In English Versions of the Bible of Numbers 20:21 "passage" seems to mean "right of way," and renders the infinitive of the Hebrew verb. In Jeremiah 22:20 the King James Version the word rendered "passage" should be translated "from Abarim" (as in the Revised Version (British and American)), a mountain range in Moab, Northeast of the Dead Sea.

Passenger in the King James Version means a "passer-by." In Ezekiel 39:11, 14, 15 where the word occurs 4 times in the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) translates "them that pass through."

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3938. parodos -- a passing or passage
... a passing or passage. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parodos Phonetic
Spelling: (par'-od-os) Short Definition: a passing by or through ...
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4042. perioche -- circumference, a portion circumscribed
... a portion circumscribed. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: perioche
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-okh-ay') Short Definition: a passage of Scripture ...
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1124. graphe -- a writing, scripture
... a writing, scripture. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: graphe Phonetic
Spelling: (graf-ay') Short Definition: a writing, passage of scripture ...
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4440. pulon -- a porch, gateway
... Cognate: 4440 (a masculine noun) -- "properly, 'the passage which led from the street
through the front part of the house to the inner court,' closed by a ...
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1360. dioti -- on the very account that, because, inasmuch as
... because-through," functioning as an emphatic "" ("" which effectively links to the
necessary effect (which is often rather than stated in the passage). ...
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3793. ochlos -- a crowd, multitude, the common people
... cause of the singular. That also is the only passage where the relative
is used" (, 1390).]. Word Origin a prim. word Definition a ...
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281. amen -- truly
... be.". 281 (""), as an "emphasis marker," introduces a statement of -- ie
that is essential in interpreting the passage. Word Origin ...
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1820. exaporeo -- to be utterly at a loss, be in despair
... 1820 (from 1537 , "out of" intensifying 639 , "without exit, passageway") -- properly,
without passage (no way out); (figuratively) to lack adequate resources ...
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511. anoteros -- higher
... to a more honorable place, previously, above Definition: higher, to a more honorable
place (at the dinner table); previously, in an earlier passage (or a book ...
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302. an -- usually untranslatable, but generally denoting ...
... is often called the " particle." However, it always influences ("conditions") its
sentence and is key to properly understanding the verse (passage) in which it ...
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4934. mishol -- a hollow passage
... a hollow passage. Transliteration: mishol Phonetic Spelling: (mish-ole') Short
Definition: path. ... From the same as sho'al; a hollow, ie A narrow passage -- path. ...
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4569b. mabarah -- a ford, pass, passage
... 4569a, 4569b. mabarah. 4570 . a ford, pass, passage. Transliteration: mabarah
Short Definition: fords. Word Origin from abar Definition ...
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5676. eber -- region across or beyond, side
... west (2). against, beyond, by, from, over, passage, quarter, other,. From
abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially ...
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4109. mahalak -- a walk, journey, a going
... journey, walk. From halak; a walk, ie A passage or a distance -- journey, walk.
see HEBREW halak. 4108, 4109. mahalak. 4110 . Strong's Numbers.
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2864. chathar -- to dig, row
... dig through, row. A primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively,
with oars -- dig (through), row. 2863, 2864. chathar. 2865 . ...
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4569. ma'abar -- a ford, pass, passing
... abar; a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly,
a transit, ie (figuratively) overwhelming -- ford, place where...pass, passage. ...
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7635. shebil -- a way, path
... path. From the same as shebel; a track or passage-way (as if flowing along) -- path.
see HEBREW shebel. 7634, 7635. shebil or shebul. 7636 . Strong's Numbers
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A Remarkable Passage
... AN EXPOSITION Of the Phials, according to the Rule of these Hypotheses. A REMARKABLE
PASSAGE. ... Another Passage referring to the same subject. ...
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The Passage of the Jordan.
... THE PASSAGE OF THE JORDAN. Having wandered for forty years in the wilderness, the
Israelites drew near to the river Jordan, at a place opposite Jericho. ...
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A Passage of St. ...
... Book II. Chapter IX. A passage of St.? A passage of St. Paul abused by heretics,
to prove a distinction between the Divine Persons ...
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Of the Passage in which it is Said that the Disciples Plucked the ...
... Chapter XXXIV."Of the Passage in Which It is Said that the Disciples Plucked the
Ears of Corn and Ate Them; And of the Question as to How Matthew, Mark, and ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xxxiv of the passage in.htm

Of the Passage in which the Jews are Asked to Say Whose Son they ...
... Chapter LXXIV."Of the Passage in Which the Jews are Asked to Say Whose Son They
Suppose Christ to Be; And of the Question Whether There is Not a Discrepancy ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter lxxiv of the passage in.htm

A Passage Quoted by the Heretics against Repentance is Explained ...
... A passage quoted by the heretics against repentance is explained in two ways? ... 11.
But what of the passage wherein the doctrine of baptisms is spoken of? ...
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The Fifth Passage.
... Augustin to his holy brethren and fellow-bishops Eutropius and Paulus.
(33.) The Fifth Passage. "This," says he, "is another text ...
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Another Passage of St. ...
... Two Books Concerning Repentance. Book I. Chapter XII. Another passage of St.?
Another passage of St. John is considered. The necessity ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii another passage of.htm

In this Passage, However, Where the Argument is About the ...
... Book 2 Chapter 51. In this passage, however, where the argument is about
the resurrection? 51. In this passage, however, where ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 51 in this passage.htm

The Interpretation of that Passage of the Canticles.
... Discourse VII."Procilla. Chapter II."The Interpretation of that Passage
of the Canticles. Consider now, O virgins, that, in ...
/.../chapter ii the interpretation of that.htm

Passage (20 Occurrences)
... The words "the passage of" are, however, more correctly rendered "by the side of,"
or "at the other side of," thus designating the position of the great altar ...
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Vent (8 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape;
as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent. ...
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Nostrils (22 Occurrences)
... In one passage the meaning is not quite clear, namely, in the enumeration of blemishes
which disable a "son of Aaron" from the execution of the priest's office ...
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Spirits (129 Occurrences)
... The phrase occurs in the much-disputed passage, 1 Peter 3:18-20, where the apostle,
exhorting Christians to endurance under suffering for well-doing, says ...
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Passenger (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad
train, etc. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PASS, PASSAGE, PASSENGER. ...
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Quote (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a
passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to ...
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Gate (248 Occurrences)
... the wall of a city, of an enclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.;
also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be ...
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Fare (13 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) To behave; to conduct one's self. 6. (n.) A journey; a passage.
7. (n.) The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due ...
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Stop (108 Occurrences)
... to stanch, as a wound. 2. (vt) To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to
stop a way, road, or passage. 3. (vt) To arrest the progress ...
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Reconciliation (11 Occurrences)
... apokatallasso; once the cognate diallassomai is used in Matthew 5:24): 1. The Terms
(1) New Testament Usage (2) Old Testament Usage (3) Special Passage in 1 ...
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