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Miracles

The English word “miracle” comes from the old Latin noun miraculum which means “a marvellous thing”, “a wonder”. (Cf. the Latin verb miror, “to wonder”, “to marvel”, “to admire”.) Regarding the relevant Hebrew and Greek words in the Bible, see below.
The Hebrew words behind the translation “miracle” in the KJV1769 Old Testament:
- Exodus 7:9 and Deuteronomy 29:3, mowpheth (“a wonder”, “a sign”).
- Numbers 14:22 and Deuteronomy 11:3, owth (“a sign”, “a token”).
- Judges 6:13, pala (a verb), “to be wonderful, “to be extraordinary”.
The Greek words behind the translation “miracle” in the KJV1769 New Testament:
- Mark 6:52 – an added word, not found in the Greek text.
- Mark 9:39 – the Greek text has dunamis, “power”. The same in Acts 2:22, 8:13 and 19:11, 1 Corinthians 12:10, 12:28–29, Galatians 3:5 and Hebrews 2:4.
- Luke 23:8 – the Greek text has sêmeion, “sign”. The same in John 2:23, 3:2, 4:54, 6:2, 6:14, 6:26, 7:31, 9:16, 10:41, 11:47, 12:18 and 12:37, Acts 4:16, 4:22 6:8, 8:6 and 15:12 and Revelation 13:14, 16:14 and 19:20.
Jesus gave his disciples power to perform things that we would call miracles. → raa092.htm
The miracle when the Israelites crossed over the Red Sea, exactly where did it take place? → roa062.htm

Mirror (1 Corinthians 13:12 and James 1:23, NKJV)

The Greek text of those verses contains the word esoptron, “mirror”. In some bible-versions it is translated as “glass”, but in those days mirrors were probably made of polished metal and not of glass.

MKJV (A bible-translation.) → rsa092.htm

Moab – Moses was never allowed enter the Promised Land. But, the Lord allowed him to see it, from the top of a mountain in the land of Moab, east of the river Jordan. → (roa062.htm, see also this map)

Money – monetary and similar things in connection with religion

In the Bible, the words “silver” and “gold” are sometimes used as synonyms for money, but not always. For instance in Haggai 2, they are not that. In that passage, the words “the silver is mine and the gold is mine” do not refer to money, or even to silver and gold in general, but only to the temple-silver and temple-gold which had been taken from Jerusalem to Babylon (and later returned). The article rma013.htm, which is about the matter of “tithes and offerings”, has some notes on this.
Acts 20:33–34 records how the apostle Paul reminded the elders from Ephesus that they knew that he had not been after anyone’s silver or gold, and that he had supported himself through manual work. → rma023.htm
The words “God loves a cheerful giver” in 2 Corinthians 9:7 do not refer giving money to the apostle Paul for his own use. That verse and its wider context refer to a collection of aid for poor saints [in Jerusalem]. → rma023.htm
The Bible teaches giving – aiding the poor and needy. → rba112.htm – rga083.htm – rma072.htm
Love of money – the meaning of the Greek text in 1 Timothy 6:10 appears to be “for the love of money is the root of all these evils”. The context shows which particular evils the apostle Paul referred to. → rma082.htm
The concept of exacting a tithe on money (such as wages) was introduced by the Catholic Church, in the Middle Ages. The Old Covenant had a tithe system, but that tithe was only on the Promised Land’s agricultural produce. Craftsmen and wageworkers did not tithe. → rma013.htm
1 Corinthians 9:14–18 records how the apostle Paul made a special point of the fact that he had not lived at the cost of others and that he was not about to do that either. → rma052.htm
When Jesus sent out the twelve, he said to them, “freely you have received, freely give”. What did he mean by that? → rma052.htm
A number of bible-translators have put into 2 Corinthians 11:8 such wordings as “I robbed other churches, taking wages of them”. Is that correct? Did the apostle Paul really receive wages for his proclaiming work? → rma092.htm
On Galatians 6:6 and its translation and meaning. Does that verse refer to joining in in doing good, as the Greek text indicates, or to sharing one’s goods with a preacher, as some translations make it seem? → rma042.htm
Is giving money to some church or preacher, an “act of worship”? → rma013.htm – raa042.htm
On the “giving and receiving” of Philippians 4:14–16. Did the saints in Philippi pay a part of the apostle Paul’s normal daily needs? → rma102.htm
On the translation and meaning of 1 Thessalonians 2:6. Was the apostle Paul talking about dignity, or about a “right to be burdensome”? → rma063.htm
How the saints took care of the elderly and the poor. → rma072.htm
Titus 1:15, “with the pure, all things are pure”. The apostle Paul was not talking about “foods” as some claim. He was talking about elders (and money). → rea052.htm
In the New Testament, money-related things are sometimes mentioned in connection with marking and avoiding people. → raa103.htm
Does the Bible support the claim that believers should give money to some church or preacher? → rma052.htm – rma023.htm – rma013.htm – rma033.htm – rma042.htm – rma063.htm – rma092.htm – rma102.htm

Month, moon

The new moon was a factor in regard to the timing of the ancient Israelites’ annual high days. → rxa082.htm
Was the biblical new moon a full moon, as some bible-versions make it seem in Psalms 81:3? → rxa082.htm
The Old Covenant’s high day Feast of Trumpets was on a new moon day. → rxa033.htm – (rxa082.htm)
The two witnesses of the book of Revelation will be active for 42 months. → rta012.htm
The apostle Paul wrote to the saints in Colosse, “let no man therefore judge you in regard to food or drink, or in respect of a highday or new moon or sabbath days” (Colossians 2:16). Exactly what did he mean and refer to? → roa072.htm
The Bible records that the Exodus began on a full moon day, the 15th of the Israelites’ first month, and that they reached the desert of Sinai one and a half months later, on a new moon day. → roa062e.htm – roa062.htm

Moriah (the land of Moriah and Mount Moriah, Genesis 22:2 and 2 Chronicles 3:1)

Some think that the word “Moriah” meant “seen by Yahweh” or “chosen by Yahweh”.
Look also under the heading “Jebus”.

Morning, mornings – On the word “morning” in the Old Testament. → (rxa082.htm)

Morrow – On the word “morrow” in the Old Testament (Leviticus 23:11, Numbers 33:3, et cetera).→ (rxa082.htm)

Mortal, mortality

The word “mortal” comes from the Latin adjective mortalis, “subject to death” (from the noun mors, mortis, “death”).
- Where the 1769 KJ version’s New Testament part has “mortal” or “mortality”, the Greek NT text has thnêtos, related to the verb thneskô, “to die”, “to be dead”.
Humans are mortal and do not have everlasting life in themselves; that is something they must be given by God. The concept “immortal soul” is not found in the Bible; it is of Catholic origin.
Look also under the headings “Soul”, “Resurrection” and “Immortal”.

Moses

In the Hebrew OT text, the name is Mosheh.
- In the Greek text of the Septuagint version (LXX), it is spelled Môusês, whence the spellings “Moyses” and “Moises” which some use.
- In NT Greek, it is spelled Môseus.
- The English spelling “Moses” is copied from the Latin text of the Catholic Vulgate version.
Moses was an Israelite of the tribe of Levi, born in Egypt, son of Amram and Jochebed and brother of Aaron and Miriam. Because of the event at Meribah (Numbers 20), he and Aaron were not allowed to enter the Promised Land. (Also Miriam died outside that land.) At the age of 120 years, Moses died, and the Lord buried him in the land of Moab (Deuteronomy 34).
Various things regarding the man Moses. → roa081.htm
Similarities between Moses and Jesus. → roa081.htm
Jesus is the “second Moses” (Deuteronomy 18:15, Acts 3:22 and 7:37, et cetera). → roa081.htm
Does Matthew 23:2, Greek text, mean that the Pharisees had a right to “Moses’ seat”? → roa121.htm – roa081.htm
Who is “Moses” for today? → roa081.htm
Moses saw the burning bush by Mount Horeb (Sinai) in the land of Midian. Exactly where was that? → roa062.htm
On the Exodus (the Israelites’ departure from Egypt) and the following 40 years in the desert. → roa062.htm
The Decalogue. → rca052.htm
For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index.

Mother (Galatians 4:26) – Is some church “the mother of all saints”, as some say? → raa022.htm

Mount, mountain

Mount Hor → (roa062.htm)
Mount Horeb – Look under the heading “Sinai”.
Mount Moriah – Look under the heading “Moriah”.
Mount Sinai – Look under the heading “Sinai”.
Mount Zion – Look under the heading “Zion”.
The temple mount in Jerusalem, how it got its location. – Look under the heading “Jebus”.
“The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; also, they are seven kings” (Revelation 17:9). → rwa032.htm

MSG (A bible-translation.) → rsa092.htm

Multitude – The great multitude and the 144000, and the difference between those groups. → rta032.htm

MUR (A bible-translation.) → rsa092.htm

Mystery

The old Greek noun mustêrion simply means “a secret”. Many bible-versions do not translate it but merely transcribe it, as “mystery”.
Regarding “secret”- or “mystery”-related matters in the Bible, look under the heading “Secret”.
For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index.

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