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teach, teaching, teacher, taught

Definition:

The terms "teach" and "teaching" refer to telling other people information they didn't know before. Usually the information is given in a formal or systematic way.

• A "teacher" is someone who teaches. The past action of "teach" is "taught."
• When Jesus was teaching, he was explaining things about God and his kingdom.
• Jesus' disciples called him "Teacher" as a respectful form of address for someone who taught people about God.
• The information that is being taught can be shown or spoken.
• The term "doctrine" refers to a set of teachings from God about himself as well as God's instructions about how to live. This could also be translated as "teachings from God" or "what God teaches us."
• The phrase "what you have been taught" could also be translated as, "what these people have taught you" or "what God has taught you," depending on the context.
• Other ways to translate "teach" could include "tell" or "explain" or "instruct."
• Often this term can be translated as "teaching people about God."

(See also: instruct, teacher, word of God)

Bible References:

• 1 Timothy 01:3-4
• Acts 02:40-42
• John 07:14-16
• Luke 04:31-32
• Matthew 04:23-25
• Psalms 032:7-8