Matthew 7:16-20 – Fruit

. From Perry Hall’s website PerryDox – here.  I’ve added a little before and after the text.  I wonder if these should be viewed as part of the chiasmus – making the chiasmus larger?  Note the use of ‘enter‘ and ‘many‘ in both.  The center could also be changed.  If you focus on the “fruit” [...]

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Galations 4:1-7 – Redeemed: From Slave to Son to Heir

. Here I’m going back to the ‘same well’ as the post before.  From here.  (To be fair I’ll try to resist his paper from here on in.  .  It has many more chiasmi you may be interested in.) _____ A    1  Now I say, as long as the   (a)   heir is a   (b)   child, he [...]

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Colossians 1:3-9 – “Constantly Bearing Fruit and Increasing”

. From John W. Welch’s article, “Chiasmus in the New Testament”:  here.  Though I’ve changed it a bit. _____ A    3  We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, B    4  since we heard C    of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for [...]

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