A Deep Reading in LSB & Original Languages

Bible Study לב המקרא · ἡ καρδία τῆς γραφῆς

Verse-by-verse study with the Legacy Standard Bible, the Hebrew Old Testament, and the Koine Greek New Testament
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This study reads Scripture in the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) alongside the original Hebrew and Greek. The LSB is a literal English translation in the NASB tradition, distinctive especially for restoring the divine name Yahweh where the Hebrew text reads YHWH, preserving doulos as “slave” rather than softening to “servant,” and rendering disputed phrases (obedience of faith, pistis Christou) with their original ambiguity intact. The study pairs each English passage with the underlying Greek (or Hebrew), word-by-word breakdowns of key terms, grammar and argument notes, OT-NT connections, and the LSB-specific translation choices worth pausing on.

Each chapter is its own page with tabbed sections grouped by the author’s logical units. Gold-underlined words in the text are clickable — they jump to the matching Key Words entry below, which glows briefly so you can find your landing. Select any text to highlight it or add a private note; the floating ✎ button at the lower right opens your notes panel. Highlights and notes are saved in your browser, per chapter.

Authorship attributions follow scholarly convention: traditional where the church has spoken with one voice (Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John); transparent where the matter is disputed (Hebrews is shown as Author Unknown, the Psalms as David and others). The aim is honest scholarship, not pretended certainty.

I · Pauline Letters
Romans
Romansπρὸς Ῥωμαίους
The most influential single document in Christian theology. Sixteen chapters tracing the gospel from the indictment of humanity through justification by faith, life in the Spirit, Israel's place, and the gospel lived out.
16 chapters · Complete
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthiansπρὸς Κορινθίους Α
The most pastorally varied of Paul's letters: divisions, sexual ethics, food sacrificed to idols, the Lord's Supper, spiritual gifts, the love chapter, and the resurrection of the body.
16 chapters · Complete
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthiansπρὸς Κορινθίους Β
Paul defends his apostleship against rivals. The clearest window into his physical sufferings and the theology of strength-in-weakness.
13 chapters · Complete
Galatians
Galatiansπρὸς Γαλάτας
Paul's earliest letter -- justification by faith in white-hot polemical form. Anathema, the Jerusalem confrontation, Abrahamic faith, the Hagar-Sarah allegory, freedom in the Spirit, new creation.
6 chapters · Complete
Ephesians
Ephesiansπρὸς Ἐφεσίους
Paul's cosmic theology: chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world, the body as the new humanity, prayer in the Spirit, the armor of God.
6 chapters · Complete
Philippians
Philippiansπρὸς Φιλιππησίους
Paul's most personal letter, written from prison. Centered on the Christ-hymn of 2:5-11, one of the densest pieces of NT Christology.
4 chapters · Complete
Colossians
Colossiansπρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς
The supremacy and sufficiency of Christ. Cosmic Christ-hymn, freedom from human regulations, the new self, household codes.
4 chapters · Complete
1 Thessalonians
1 ThessaloniansΠρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς Α
Paul's earliest letter. The dead in Christ, the coming of the Lord, and the day that comes like a thief.
5 chapters · Complete
2 Thessalonians
2 ThessaloniansΠρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς Β
The man of lawlessness, the restrainer, and standing firm under persecution.
3 chapters · Complete
1 Timothy
1 TimothyΠρὸς Τιμόθεον Α
Pastoral instructions to a young leader at Ephesus -- elders, deacons, false teaching, and the pattern of sound words.
6 chapters · Complete
2 Timothy
2 TimothyΠρὸς Τιμόθεον Β
Paul's last letter, written from a Roman prison. The deposit, suffering for the gospel, and 'all Scripture is breathed out by God.'
4 chapters · Complete
Titus
Titusπρὸς Τίτον
Order in the Cretan churches, qualifications for elders, and the grace of God appearing for salvation to all.
3 chapters · Complete
Philemon
Philemonπρὸς Φιλήμονα
One chapter, 25 verses. A runaway slave, a transformed relationship, and the gospel applied to the dinner table.
1 chapters · Complete
II · General Epistles
Hebrews
Hebrewsπρὸς Ἑβραίους
The NT book that breathes the Septuagint. Levitical fulfillment, priestly Christology, and the elegant Greek argument for Christ as the better and final High Priest.
13 chapters · Complete
James
JamesἸακώβου
Faith and works, the tongue, wisdom from above. The Lord's brother writes with the force of OT wisdom literature.
5 chapters · Complete
1 Peter
1 PeterΠέτρου Α
Living hope, royal priesthood, suffering for righteousness. Exodus typology saturates every chapter.
5 chapters · Complete
2 Peter
2 PeterΠέτρου Β
Partakers of divine nature, false teachers, and the promise of new heavens and a new earth.
3 chapters · Complete
1 John
1 JohnἸωάννου Α
Love, light, truth, abiding, life. Greek-elegant and theologically compact.
5 chapters · Complete
2 John
2 JohnἸωάννου Β
A short letter on truth and love -- the elder warns against deceivers.
1 chapters · Complete
3 John
3 JohnἸωάννου Γ
A short letter to Gaius about hospitality, Diotrephes, and Demetrius.
1 chapters · Complete
Jude
JudeἸούδα
Contend for the faith. OT judgment examples, fallen angels, and a quotation from 1 Enoch.
1 chapters · Complete
III · Gospels & Acts
Matthew
Matthewκατὰ Ματθαῖον
The Gospel that opens the New Testament. Christ as the new Moses, the fulfillment of Israel's story, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Great Commission.
28 chapters · Complete
Mark
Markκατὰ Μᾶρκον
The shortest, most urgent Gospel. Christ as the suffering Servant moving relentlessly toward the cross.
16 chapters · Complete
Luke
Lukeκατὰ Λουκᾶν
The most carefully ordered Gospel. Christ for the outsiders -- Samaritans, women, the poor -- with a long travel narrative to Jerusalem.
24 chapters · Complete · 2 tabs need rebuild
John
Johnκατὰ Ἰωάννην
The fourth gospel: theology of the Logos, the seven 'I am' sayings, and the most sustained meditation on truth, life, and light in the NT.
21 chapters · Complete
Acts
ActsΠράξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων
Luke's second volume. The Spirit's expansion of the church from Jerusalem to Rome -- Pentecost, Stephen, the conversion of Saul, the Council of Jerusalem, and the missionary journeys.
28 chapters · Complete
IV · Apocalypse
Revelation
RevelationἈποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου
John's vision from Patmos. The seven churches, the throne room, the seals, trumpets, and bowls, the dragon, the Lamb, and the new heavens and new earth.
22 chapters · Complete
V · Old Testament Roots
Genesis
Genesisבְּרֵאשִׁית
Foundations. Creation, fall, flood, and the patriarchs. The seedbed of every typology -- Eden, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph.
50 chapters · Complete
Exodus
Exodusשְׁמוֹת
The defining redemption of the OT. Plagues, Passover, the sea, Sinai, the tabernacle. Every NT atonement word leans on Exodus.
40 chapters · Complete
Psalms
Psalmsתְּהִלִּים
Israel's prayer book -- the largest concentration of Yahweh in any book of the Bible, and the New Testament's main quotation reservoir.
150 chapters · Complete
Isaiah
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ
The most-quoted-by-NT Old Testament book. The Servant Songs, the messianic prophecies, the vision of a new creation that the apostles read as fulfilled in Christ.
66 chapters · Complete
VI · Old Testament — Law, History, Wisdom, Prophets
Leviticus
Leviticusוַיִּקְרָא
27 chapters · Complete
Numbers
Numbersבְּמִדְבַּר
36 chapters · Complete
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomyדְּבָרִים
34 chapters · Complete
Joshua
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ
24 chapters · Complete
Judges
Judgesשֹׁפְטִים
21 chapters · Complete
Ruth
Ruthרוּת
4 chapters · Complete
1 Samuel
1 Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל א
31 chapters · Complete
2 Samuel
2 Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל ב
24 chapters · Complete
1 Kings
1 Kingsמְלָכִים א
22 chapters · Complete
2 Kings
2 Kingsמְלָכִים ב
25 chapters · Complete
1 Chronicles
1 Chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א
29 chapters · Complete
2 Chronicles
2 Chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב
36 chapters · Complete
Ezra
Ezraעֶזְרָא
10 chapters · Complete
Nehemiah
Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָה
13 chapters · Complete
Esther
Estherאֶסְתֵּר
10 chapters · Complete
Job
Jobאִיּוֹב
42 chapters · Complete
Proverbs
Proverbsמִשְׁלֵי
31 chapters · Complete
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastesקֹהֶלֶת
12 chapters · Complete
Song of Songs
Song of Songsשִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים
8 chapters · Complete
Jeremiah
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ
52 chapters · Complete
Lamentations
Lamentationsאֵיכָה
5 chapters · Complete
Ezekiel
Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵאל
48 chapters · Complete
Daniel
Danielדָּנִיֵּאל
12 chapters · Complete
Hosea
Hoseaהוֹשֵׁעַ
14 chapters · Complete
Joel
Joelיוֹאֵל
3 chapters · Complete
Amos
Amosעָמוֹס
9 chapters · Complete
Obadiah
Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה
1 chapters · Complete
Jonah
Jonahיוֹנָה
4 chapters · Complete
Micah
Micahמִיכָה
7 chapters · Complete
Nahum
Nahumנַחוּם
3 chapters · Complete
Habakkuk
Habakkukחֲבַקּוּק
3 chapters · Complete
Zephaniah
Zephaniahצְפַנְיָה
3 chapters · Complete
Haggai
Haggaiחַגַּי
2 chapters · Complete
Zechariah
Zechariahזְכַרְיָה
14 chapters · Complete
Malachi
Malachiמַלְאָכִי
4 chapters · Complete
Bonus · Echoes Through the Story

Threads

Typology threads tying Old Testament seeds to their flowering in Christ — from the serpent-crusher of Genesis 3:15 to the tabernacle that became flesh in John 1:14. Each thread is shown in four stages: OT seed, the linguistic thread (Hebrew root, LXX vocabulary), NT fulfillment, and why it matters. The LSB’s literal rendering of Yahweh and other Hebrew-OT vocabulary makes the linguistic seams visible across both testaments.

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Bonus · The Old in the New

Cross References

A bidirectional index of every Old Testament reference cited across the entire study — organized by OT book and chapter, with links forward to where the reference is discussed and back to the original passage. Use it to trace a single Hebrew verse through every place it surfaces in apostolic teaching, or to see at a glance which OT books shape any given New Testament chapter.

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How to Use This Study

  1. Open a book by clicking its card. The book index lists its chapters in the order of the author’s argument.
  2. Within a chapter, navigation is by tabs grouped by logical unit, not always one verse per tab. Click the tab title to switch sections.
  3. Every tab gives you the LSB English text, the Greek (or Hebrew) text with transliteration, word-by-word breakdowns of key terms, grammar and argument notes, OT-NT connections, and a focused “LSB Choices Worth Noting” section.
  4. Click any gold-underlined word in the text to jump to its Key Words entry — the target glows briefly to mark where you landed.
  5. Select any text in a chapter and a small toolbar appears: Highlight the passage or Add a Note. The floating ✎ button at the lower right opens your notes panel. Notes are saved in your browser per chapter.
  6. The Threads page collects typology threads — OT seeds and NT fulfillments — and is cross-linked from chapters where the threads come home (e.g., Romans 16:20 links to the serpent-crusher thread).