en_tw_old/bible/kt/save/01.md

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save, saved, safe

Definition:

The term "save" refers to keeping someone from experiencing something bad or harmful. To "be safe" means to be protected from harm or danger.

  • In a physical sense, people can be saved or rescued from harm, danger, or death.
  • In a spiritual sense, if a person has been "saved," it means that through Jesus' death on the cross, God has forgiven him and rescued him from being punished in hell for his sin.
  • People can save or rescue people from danger, but only God can save people from being punished eternally for their sins.

Translation Suggestions:

  • Ways to translate "save" could include, "deliver" or "keep from harm" or "take out of harm's way" or "keep from dying."
  • In the expression, "whoever would save his life," the term "save" could also be translated as "preserve" or "protect."
  • The term "safe" could be translated as "protected from danger" or "in a place where nothing can harm."

(See also: kt/cross · kt/deliverer · other/punish · kt/salvation · kt/sin)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

  • 09:08 Moses tried to save his fellow Israelite.
  • 11:02 God provided a way to save the firstborn son of anyone who believed in him.
  • 12:05 Moses told the Israelites, "Stop being afraid! God will fight for you today and save you."
  • 12:13 The Israelites sang many songs to celebrate their new freedom and to praise God because he saved them from the Egyptian army.
  • 16:17 This pattern repeated many times: the Israelites would sin, God would punish them, they would repent, and God would send a deliverer to save them.
  • 44:08 "You crucified Jesus, but God raised him to life again! You rejected him, but there is no other way to be saved except through the power of Jesus!"
  • 47:11 The jailer trembled as he came to Paul and Silas and asked, "What must I do to be saved?" Paul answered, "Believe in Jesus, the Master, and you and your family will be saved."
  • 49:12 Good works cannot save you.
  • 49:13 God will save everyone who believes in Jesus and receives him as their Master. But he will not save anyone who does not believe in him.