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Thorough as a student of Greek, R. C. H. Lenski interprets the books of the New Testament with meticulous exegetical research while providing an original, literal translation of the text. With his conservative Lutheran perspective, he is unwavering in his high view of Scriptural authority, probing deeply and passionately—arguing his conclusions masterfully. Beyond exegesis, he provides...

I grown rich,” getting more and more, and thus I am today (this is the force of the perfect tense). And these riches are so great that “I have need of nothing” (οὐδενός), or, “I have need of not one thing” (οὐδέν), the texts varying between the genitive and the accusative. This is complete self-sufficiency which is based on wholly imaginary riches. It is utter self-delusion and blind pride. To think of material riches or of material and also of imaginary spiritual riches, is to misunderstand
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