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Bookmark or Share- What Is a Soul? | Bible Questions - JW.ORGThe word “soul” in the Bible is a translation of the Hebrew word neʹphesh and the Greek word psy·kheʹ. The Hebrew word literally means “a creature that breathes,” and the Greek word means “a living being.” a The soul, then, is the entire creature, not something inside that survives the death of the body.
- What Happens After Death? - JW.ORGA widow’s son The prophet Elijah resurrected the young son of a widow who lived in Zarephath, north of Israel. —1 Kings 17:17-24.
- What Happens When We Die? The Truth About Death - JW.ORGContrary to what some religions claim, the Bible does not teach that a person has an immortal soul that lives on after death. Thus, no one suffers after death. Thus, no one suffers after death. Also, since the dead are not aware of anything, they cannot harm us.
- Jehovah’s Witnesses—The Surgical/Ethical Challenge - JW.ORGBut Witnesses are deeply religious people who believe that blood transfusion is forbidden for them by Biblical passages such as: “Only flesh with its soul—its blood—you must not eat” (Genesis 9:3-4); “[You must] pour its blood out and cover it with dust” (Leviticus 17:13-14); and “Abstain from . . . fornication and from what is ...
- Features of the New World Translation Bible Revision (2013) | NWTHowever, in some poetic or well-known contexts, the word “soul” was retained in the main text, along with a footnote referring to the Glossary or showing another possible rendering.—Deuteronomy 6:5; Psalm 131:2; Proverbs 2:10; Matthew 22:37. Similarly, the word “kidney” was retained when it refers to the literal organ.
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