# Truth Bible Study
## Background
- Started 2016.10.06
## Questions
- What is truth?
- See John 18.36-39
- How is truth connected with many of the other Biblical concepts?
- Are lies the opposite of truth?
## ToDo
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## Takeaways
- There is a connection between “practicing truth” and “practicing righteousness”. Compare with [[Righteousness_Study|Righteousness Study]] {1 John 2.29 & 1 John 3.7 & 10} {1 John 1.6}
## Chapter by Chapter Notes
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### Psalm 15
Date (2-3)
{[[Psalm_015]]}
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### Psalm 25
Date (5)
{[[Psalm_025]]}
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### Proverbs 12
2017.11.01 (17)
- Speaking the truth {[[H0530]]} is synonymous with declaring {[[H5046]]} what is right {[[H6664]]}
- On the other hand, a false witness speaks deceit {[[H4820]]}
{[[Proverbs_12]]}
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### Isaiah 11
2017.11.01 (1-5)
- This passage is about Jesus.
- Isaiah says Jesus’ belt around His waist is righteousness and the belt of His loins is faithfulness. (5)
- There must be some sort of connection between faithfulness and truth. Of the 49 occurrences of {[[H0530]]} translated faithfulness here, five times it is translated by NASB into “truth”
- Proverbs 12.17
- Jeremiah 5.1, 3
- Jeremiah 7.28
- Jeremiah 9.3
- Compare with Ephesians 6.14
{[[Truth]], [[Righteousness]], [[Faith]], [[Proverbs_12]], [[Jeremiah_05]], [[Jeremiah_07]], [[Jeremiah_09]], [[Ephesians_06]], [[Isaiah_11]]}
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### Isaiah 59
Date (14-15)
- truth
{[[Isaiah_59|Isaiah 59]]}
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### Jeremiah 5
2017.11.01 (1-3)
- Truth {[[H0530]]} (1, 3)
{[[Jeremiah_05|Jeremiah 5]]}
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### Jeremiah 7
2017.11.01 (27-28)
- Truth {[[H0530]]} (28)
{[[Jeremiah_07|Jeremiah 7]]}
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### Jeremiah 9
2017.11.01 (3, 5)
- Truth {[[H0530]]} (3)
- Truth {[[H0571]]} (5)
{[[Jeremiah_09|Jeremiah 9]]}
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### Zechariah 8
2025.08.17 {2, 16-17}
- While studying [[Exodus_28]] in the [[Clothing_in_the_Bible_Study|Clothing in the Bible Study]], I came across two passages on truth in Zechariah. {0}
- The first is most interesting to me. Zechariah is quoting God and says that Jerusalem will be called the "City of Truth ([[H0571]])." {2}
- The second occurrence is in verse 16. Again, Zechariah is quoting God. In light of God's resolve to do good to Jerusalem and Judah, they (and us) were commanded to: {16-17}
- Speak truth ([[H0571]]) to one another
- render true ([[H0571]]) and sound judgements
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### Luke 12
Date (35)
{[[Luke_12|Luke 12]]}
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### John 1
Date (14-17)
{[[John_01|John 1]]}
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### John 7
Date (18)
{[[John_07|John 7]]}
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### John 8
Date (32)
- The truth will set you free
Date (45-46)
{[[John_08|John 8]]}
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### John 14
Date (6, 19)
- I am the way, the truth
- ?? Is the trinity in view here ?? Compare with {[[John_04|John 4.23-24]]} ??
{[[John_14|John 14]]}
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### John 17
Date (19)
{[[John_17|John 17]]}
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### John 18
2017.10.31 (37-38)
- Jesus said He came to testify to the truth {[[G0225]]} (37)
- Then He said that everyone who belongs to the truth {[[G0225]]} listens to His voice (37)
- Pilate responded with a sarcastic question, “What is truth {[[G0225]]}”? (38)
- And so begins this study.
{[[John_18|John 18]]}
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### 2 Corinthians 6
Date (7)
{[[2_Corinthians_06|2 Corinthians 6]]}
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### Ephesians 4
Date (15, 25)
{[[Ephesians_04|Ephesians 4]]}
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### Ephesians 5
Date (9)
[[Ephesians_05|Ephesians 5]]
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### Ephesians 6
2017.11.01
Date (14)
- What is the significance of the “belt of truth {[[G0225]]}"? [14]
- Why are we to gird our loins with truth? [14]
- Compare with [[Isaiah_11|Isaiah 11.5 ]]
[[Ephesians_06|Ephesians 6]]
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### Philippians 4
Date (8)
[[Philippians_04|Philippians 4]]
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### 2 Thessalonians 2
Date (9-15)
- Truth -x3
{[[2_Thessalonians_02|2 Thessalonians 2]]}
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### 2 Timothy 2
Date (15, 25)
{[[2_Timothy_02|2 Timothy 2]]}
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James 1
Date (8)
{[[James_01|James 1]]}
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1 Peter 1
Date (13)
{[[1_Peter_01|1 Peter 1]]}
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### 1 John 1
2016.11.02
- If we “walk in the darkness” we don’t practice {[[G4160]]} the truth {[[G0225]]}. What does it mean to “walk {[[G4043]]} in the darkness {[[G4655]]}”? (6)
- If we say we have no sin, the truth {[[G0225]]} is not in us (8)
- Compare “practice truth” with “practices righteousness” {[[1_John_02|1 John 2.29]] & [[1_John_03|1 John 3.7 & 10]]} (6)
{[[1_John_01|1 John 1]]}
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### 1 John 2
Date (3-6, 20-23)
{[[1_John_02|1 John 2]]}
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### 1 John 3
Date (18-20)
{[[1_John_03|1 John 3]]}
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### 1 John 4
Date (4-6)
{[[1_John_04|1 John 4]]}
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### 1 John 5
Date (5-7, 20)
{[[1_John_05|1 John 5]]}
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### 3 John 1
Date (4)
{[[3_John_01|3 John 1]]}
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## Other Notes
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- In ancient Greek culture, [[G0225]] (alḗtheia) was synonymous for "reality" as the opposite of illusion, i.e. fact.
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- In the OT, there is a strong connection between truth and faithfulness.
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- There are three Greek words usually translated into some form of truth
- alétheia, [[G0225]], noun
- aléthés, [[G0227]], adjective
- aléthinos, [[G0228]], adjective
- In the book of John, the number of occurrences for each of he three words relating to truth are shown below
- [[G0225]] -- 25
- [[G0227]]-- 14
- [[G0228]]-- 9
- Total – 48
- In contrast, in the book of John, the number of occurences for each of he three words relating to love are shown below
- [[G0025]] -- 37
- [[G0026]]-- 7
- [[G5368]]-- 13
- Total – 57
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