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What does it say? What does it say in the original language? Be careful with definitions. Don't read into it what it doesn't say.

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What do the verses around it say? "Context is king" is the rule -- the passage must make sense within the structure of the entire passage and book.

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What do other verses about this subject say through the rest of the Bible? God doesn't contradict Himself, so our interpretation needs to stand the test of other scriptures.