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New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis, Volumes 1–5 is unavailable, but you can change that!

Discover powerful insights into the original Greek with this revised edition of Colin Brown’s classic reference work. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis provides pastors, students, and scholars with the background and usage of Greek words in the New Testament—as well as related usage in the Septuagint, Jewish literature, and more. Expanded to include words and...

of the Christian worker to be supported by the believing community. At the same time the apostle points out that he has refrained from exercising his rights so that he may offer the gospel “free of charge” (9:18). In 2 Tim 2:3–4 the same imagery occurs in an exhortation to single-hearted devotion: “Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier [ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης] of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier [στρατευόμενος] gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his
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