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AsanaltenativetotheChapteAnalysisMethodoBibleStudy(chap.10),whee

youusethepinciplesoobsevation,intepetation,coelation,andapplicationin

asystematicashion,thevese-by-veseanalysisoapassageisuseulwhenyou

donthavethetimeoan in-depthstudy.rathethandoinganextensivejobon

booksuvey,chapteanalysis,andbooksynthesis,thevese-by-veseanalysiso

apassagetakeseachveseandexaminesitomiveviewpoints,usingthespecial

Vese-by-VeseAnalysisFom.

Theivethingsyouwilldowitheachveseae

Witeapesonalpaaphaseoit.

Listsomequestionsandwhateveanswesyouind.

Findsomecoss-eeencesoit.

Witedownsomeinsightsyouhavediscoveed.

Witeoutabiepesonalapplication.

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anaLYsis MeTHODOf BiBLe sTUDY

How to Study a Passage of theBible Verse by Verse


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Definition

TheVese-by-VeseAnalysisMethodoBibleStudyinvolvesselectingapassageo

Sciptueandexaminingitindetailbyaskingquestions,indingcoss-eeences,

andpaaphasingeachvese.Wethenecodapossible,pesonalapplicationo

eachvesewestudy.

Why this methoD of BiBle stuDy

Thismethodmaybeusedtwoways.Fist,itmaybeusedasanaltenativetothe

ChapteAnalysisMethodwhenyouwanttowoksystematicallythoughapassage

ochapte.Itispaticulalyuseulwhenyouhavelimitedtimeandcannotcomplete

awholechapteatonesitting.Inthismethodyouhavetheoptionoselectingthe

numbeovesesinapassageyouwanttoanalyzeatanygiventime.Theomis

open-ended,andyoumaypoceedatwhatevepaceyoudesie.

Second,itmaybeusedinamoeadvancedtopicalstudy.Inthiscase,the

vese-by-vesechatwouldbeusedinplaceothecompaisonchat(attheend

othischapte).

Thismethodcanbeusedwithouteeencetools,oyoucanengageinamoe

in-depthappoachthatequiesaminimumotools,asollows:

Step One Write Out a Personal Paraphrase

Step twO List Some Questions, Answers, and Observations

Step three Find Some Cross-References for Each Verse

Step FOur Record Any Insights You Get from Each Verse

Step Five Write Down a Brief Personal Application for Each Verse


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AstudyBible

Anexhaustiveconcodance(ocoss-eeences)

ABibledictionayand/oBibleencyclopedia

Asetowodstudies

simPle stePs on Doing a verse-By-verse analysis

Thisstudyisbuiltaoundthevese-by-veseanalysischat.Youollowivesimple

poceduesoeachvesethatyoustudy.Tobegin,selectthepassageyouwant

toanalyzevesebyvese.Wokthoughthepassageinalogicalode,witingout

youistveseintheistspaceocolumn1,secondveseinthesecondspace,

andsooth(seetheSampleVese-by-VeseAnalysisFom).

Step One Write a Personal Paraphrase

Witeouttheveseinyouownwods.Donotuseoneothemodenpaaphases

excepttogettheideaohowtodoit.Staytuetotheveseyouaepaaphasing,

andtytocondenseathethanexpandit.

Step twO List Some Questions, Answers, and Observations

Incolumn3otheChapteAnalysisFomattheendothischapte,listanyques-

tionsyouhaveelatingtowods,phases,pesons,topics,anddoctinesinthat

vese.Witedownanyanswesyoucanindandalsoecodanyobsevationsyou

have.Maktheseasollows:

Q=Question

A=Answe

O=Obsevations

Step three Find Some Cross-References for Each Verse

Usingthecoss-eeencesomyoustudyBibleoomSciptuememoy,wite

downsomecoss-eeences(atleastone)otheveseyouaestudying.Identiy


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the wodophaseyouae coss-eeencing attheendothischapte.Use a

concodanceiyoudonothaveacoss-eeencedBible.

Step FOur Record Any Insights You Get from Each Verse

Havingthoughtthoughthewods,phases,andconceptsinthevese,ecodany

insightsthatyougetomthem.Thesecouldbeutheobsevations,wodsand

namesthatyouhavelookedupanddeined,oanyothethoughtthatcomesto

you.Letyouimaginationgoandbeasceativeasyoucaninthisithcolumn,

calledPesonalApplication,intheomattheendothischapte.

Step Five Write Down a Brief Personal Application for Each Verse

Becauseothenumbeovesesinyoustudy,youwillnotbeabletodesign

anapplicationpojectoeachvese.Instead,justty toecodsomedevotional

thoughtsthatcometoyouomeachvese.Late,inadevotionalBiblestudy,you

canpickoneothethoughtsandplantowokonit.O,iapaticulaveseseems

tomeetanimmediateneed,goaheadandwiteoutanapplicationthatispossible,

pactical,pesonal,andmeasuable.

HOWTOFILLINTHEVErSE-BY-VErSEANALYSISFOrMYouwillneedas manyomsoyouownsheetsopapeonwhichyouhave

dawnthesixcolumnsastheeaevesesinthechapteyouaestudying.When

youhavedecidedonthenumbeovesestostudy,witeeachoneinasepaate

spaceincolumn1,usingyouavoitetanslationotheBible.Youshouldpobably

stickwiththesametanslationallthoughthestudy.

Filling Out the Form

Ateselectingthevesesand illingincolumn1withtheiwods,illin theest

othecolumnsasdescibedintheivestepsabove.reetotheollowingsample

omoideasonhowtodoit.Theonlylimitingactosinthisstudyaeyoutime

andyouceativity.


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Sample Filled-out Form

Seetheexampleo1Timothy1:13attheendothischapte.

AssignmentSinceyouhavebeengivenasampleom1Timothy,youassignmentistocon -

tinueinthatbook.Whenyouhavecompleteditandwantachangeopaceate

tyingsomeothemethods,youmaywanttostudysomeotheshotebookso

theNewTestament,suchas2Timothy,1John,Philippians,otheone-chapte

books(Philemon,2John,3John,andJude).


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Veses PesonalPaaphase QuestionsandAnswes

1:1

Paul,anapostleoChistJesusby

thecommandoGodouSavio,

andoChistJesusouhope,

Paul,onesentothasChistsep-

esentative,asinstuctedbyGod,

theOnewhosavesus,andChist

Jesusouhope,

Q.Whatdoesthewodapostle

mean?

A.TheGeekwodapostolos.

comesomthevebapostello,

sendoth.

O.GodtheFatheathethanChist

iscalledSavio.

1:2

ToTimothy,mytuesonintheaith:

Gace,mecyandpeaceomGod

theFatheandChistJesusou

Lod.

ToTimothy,mytuechildinthe

Chistianaith.Maylove,mecy,

andpeaceomGodtheFatheand

ChistJesusouLodbeyous.

Q.DoesthenameTimothyhave

anyspecialmeaning?

A.Timothymeanshewhohonos

God.

1:3

AsIugedyouwhenIwentinto

Macedonia,staytheeinEphesus

sothatyoumaycommandcetain

mennottoteachalsedoctines

anylonge.

AsIugedyouuponmydepatue

oMacedonia,emaininEphesus

sothatyoucaninstuctcetain

mennottoteachnon-Chistian

doctines.

Q.Whatdoctinesweebeing

taughtbythesemen?

A.Notdoctinesoalseeligions,

butaalseteachingposingas

inspiedChistiandoctine.

Q.WhatwasTimothysministyin

Ephesus?

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Coss-reeences InsightsPossiblePesonal

Applications

Apostle:

2Cointhians1:1

GodmySavio:

Luke1:47

Titus1:3

Chistouhope:

Colossians1:27

1.ThenamePaulcameomthe

LatinnamePaulus,whichmeans

little.

2.ThenameTimothymeanshe

whohonosGod.

3.PauldidnotneedtotellTimothy

thathewasanapostle,sopehaps

thislettewasintendedtobeead

byothesaswell.

Imustbegintoseemyselinthe

oleoChistsambassadowho

hasbeenauthoizedandsentout

withadivinemessage.Theautho-

ityomywitnesswillonlybeas

eectiveasmyawaenessomy

mission.

Mychild:

2Timothy1:2

ChistJesus:

1Timothy1:15

1.MessiahinHebewmeans

ChistoinGeek,whichmeans

ChistinEnglish.Chistmeans

theanointedoneoGod.

2.JesusmeansJehovahSaves!

ItcomesomthewodJoshua.

Maymynamebecomesynony-

mouswithaliethatishonoingto

God,likeTimothys.

Falseteaching:

1Timothy6:3

2Cointhians11:4

1.PaulciticizedtheChistiansin

Cointhotheiweaknessindeal-

ingwithalsedoctine(2Co.11:4).

SinceTimothywaswithPaulin

Cointhoalongtime,heeceived

goodtainingowhatwasneeded

inEphesus.

2.TimothywenttoEphesuswith

Paul,thenlate,atePaulsfst

romanimpisonment,Timothywas

theeagain.Thisiswhenhewas

ugedtostay.

Iwillendeavotobeknowledge-

ableoChistiandoctinesoIcan

dieentiatebetweentueand

alseteaching.ChistianScience,

JehovahsWitness,andMomon -

ismallneedmyattentioninthis

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