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What was the significance of Jesus singling out the “right” eye in Matthew 5:29?

What was the significance of Jesus singling out the “right” eye in Matthew 5:29?

Matthew 5:29
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Why not left eye? Why not just eyes? What’s the spir…

Why does John use a double “Verily, verily,” (John 1:53, et al.) when the other Gospel writers use only one?

Why does John use a double “Verily, verily,” (John 1:53, et al.) when the other Gospel writers use only one?

"Verily I say unto you" is common in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but John consistently uses the double "Verily, verily (Gk.amen, amen). (3:3, 3:5, 3:11, 5:19, 5:24, 25, 6:26, 32, 47, 53, 8:34, 51, 58, 10:1, 7, 12:24, 13:16, et …

Paul L. King, Only Believe Examining The Origin And Development Of Classic And Contemporary Word Of Faith Theologies (Tulsa, OK Word And Spirit Press, 2008). Ix + 406 Pp., $39.95, Cloth.

Paul L. King, Only Believe  Examining The Origin And Development Of Classic And Contemporary Word Of Faith Theologies (Tulsa, OK  Word And Spirit Press, 2008). Ix + 406 Pp., $39.95, Cloth.

Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 127 Paul L. King, Only Believe: Examining the Origin and Development of Classic and Contempo- rary Word…