Parallelism

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Parallelism in the Scriptures
What Can We Learn About the Message in Gods Word
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What is a Parallelism?
Resemblance equality of state comparison
Websters 1828 Dictionary
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What is a Parallelism?
parallelism is a balance of two or more similar
words, phrases, or clauses
wikipedia.org
the repeated syntactical similarities introduced
for rhetorical effect Literary Devices,
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For Instance?
For nothing is secret which shall not be made
manifest
Neither hid, which shall not be made known
and go abroad
Luke 817
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Gradational
Inverted
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
The use of similar terms to restate the sentence
Isaiah 556-7
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call
ye upon him while he is near Let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts and let him return unto the Lord, and
he will have mercy upon him and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
Isaiah 65
For Zions sake will I not hold my peace,
and for Jerusalems sake I will not rest,
Until the righteousness thereof go forth as
brightness, and the salvation thereof as a
lamp that burneth.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness,
and all kings thy glory
and thou shalt be called by a new name,
which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand
of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand
of thy God.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
The change in magnitude to restate the sentence
Psalms 11
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of
the scornful.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
Matthew 546

• But I say unto you, Love your enemies
• bless them that curse you
• do good to them that hate you
• pray for them that despitefully use you

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What manner of parallelism is this?
Psalms 243-4
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?
or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
clauses are related to each other through a
reversal of structures in order to make a larger
point
Parallel sentence
He knowingly led, and we blindly followed
Inverted sentence
He knowingly led, and we followed blindly.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
Psalms 1012
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.
Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk
within my house with a perfect heart.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
Synonymous
Gradational
Inverted
Matthew 624
No man can serve two masters, for either he
will hate the one, and love the other
or else he will hold to the one
and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
Mammon.
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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D
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B
C
D
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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FAITH
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A'
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C
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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C
HOPE
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E
F
A'
B
C
D
E
F
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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CHARITY
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C
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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C
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LOVE
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Types of Scriptural Parallelisms
1 Corinthians 47-18
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the excellency of the power may be of God, and
not of us. we are troubled on every side, yet
not distressed we are perplexed, but not in
despair persecuted, but not forsaken
cast down, but not destroyed
the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. the life of Jesus might be made manifest
in our mortal flesh. We having the same spirit
of faith he which raised up the Lord Jesus
shall raise up us also we bear all things for
your sakes our outward man perish, yet the
inward man is renewed we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which
are not seen
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C
D
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EYE SINGLE
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C
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Parallelism in the Scriptures
The End
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