Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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Craig C. Broyles
... rumors that destroy his reputation and his social position as a legitimate member of God’s people. They are not attempting physical homicide as such. 38:13–22 Another confession of trust (vv. 13–16) follows the lament, where the speaker disclaims any attempt to present his own defense to others. Rather, because the speaker has called on Yahweh, he asserts his vindication will come from Yahweh, not from his own lips. Here there surfaces the tradition fundamental to the psalms of the individual ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... 51 also uniquely adds the petition, O Lord, open my lips, to the vow, thus indicating that even the mere act of praising must be divinely initiated (though cf. 40:3, where praise is divinely given and results in “conversion”; Ps. 40 also shares a disclaimer of ritual sacrifice, vv. 6–8, a proclamation of Yahweh’s “righteousness,” vv. 9–10, and a confession of sin, v. 12). Added to this vow of praise is a qualification of the kind of thanksgiving the speaker intends to offer. The OT term for ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... 15), may your salvation, O God, “set me on high” (Hb. teśaggebēnî, NIV protect me, v. 29). (On the book of life, see on 87:6.) 69:30–33 The vow of praise concluding this psalm is unusual and could be taken as a disclaimer regarding ritual sacrifice (vv. 30–31). Normally a thank offering (see 116:17, which is part of a thanksgiving psalm) accompanied the song of thanksgiving. But the references to the expensive sacrificial animals mentioned in verse 31 must be read in light of the following verse ...
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Robert H. Mounce
... have to renounce self, openly declare allegiance to a crucified Messiah, and accept the consequences. At this point Jesus is speaking to men who, though acknowledging the messiahship of Jesus, were not fully aware of the consequences. To deny means “to disclaim any connection with,” “to repudiate.” Jesus is not speaking of giving up certain benefits but of denying the self. Fenton writes, “The condition of discipleship is therefore the breaking of every link which ties a man to himself” (p. 273 ...
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Craig C. Broyles
... , these verses would be appropriate to any warrior who would testify publicly. There are no claims to exclusively royal prerogatives, as seen in the psalms that are clearly royal. Second, it seems incongruous to propose the king speaks verses 10–12 when the preceding verses disclaim any value to royal position. Third, “the nations” may refer not to a political entity but simply to outsiders (cf. 43:1, and see on 59:5, 8). The image of opponents (17:9, 11; 22:12, 16; 109:3), even an “army” (27:3 ...
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J. Ramsey Michaels
... by which the world will come to believe and know what Jesus wants it to know. The disciples’ stance in the world, passive at the beginning of the long petition, becomes more and more active as Jesus moves toward his conclusion. The petition that began with the disclaimer, I am not praying for the world (v. 9), ends with the expressed intent that the world may believe [or “know”] that you have sent me (vv. 21, 23). Jesus’ delight in these followers whom God has given him is carried over from verses 4 ...
82. Boasting
2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
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James M. Scott
... of the encounter with the divine. In the present text, Paul turns this argument around by making his miserable body actually become a proof of his superior revelatory experience! 12:1 Paul makes the transition to his new topic of boasting with a disclaimer. Even though he fundamentally doubts the efficacy of such activity, Paul is being compelled to boast in order to counter the boasting of his opponents (cf. 11:22). In view of this “counter-boasting,” we may assume that the opponents also claim to ...
83. Paul's Vision and His Thorn
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
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James M. Scott
... of the encounter with the divine. In the present text, Paul turns this argument around by making his miserable body actually become a proof of his superior revelatory experience! 12:1 Paul makes the transition to his new topic of boasting with a disclaimer. Even though he fundamentally doubts the efficacy of such activity, Paul is being compelled to boast in order to counter the boasting of his opponents (cf. 11:22). In view of this “counter-boasting,” we may assume that the opponents also claim to ...
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