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true, truth

Definition:

The term “truth” refers to one or more concepts that are facts, events that actually happened, and statements that were actually said. Such concepts are said to be “true.”

• True things are real, genuine, actual, rightful, legitimate, and factual.
• The truth is an understanding, belief, fact, or statement that is true.
• To say that a prophecy “came true” or “will come true” mean that it actually happened as predicted or that it will happen that way.
• Truth includes the concept of acting in a way that is reliable and faithful.
• Jesus revealed God’s truth in the words that he spoke.
• God’s word is truth. It tells about things that actually happened and teaches what is true about God and about everything he has made.

Translation Suggestions:

• Depending on the context and what is being described, the term “true” could also be translated by “real” or “factual” or “correct” or “right” or “certain” or “genuine.”
• Ways to translate the term “truth” could include “what is true” or “fact” or “certainty” or “principle.”
• The expression “come true” could also be translated as “actually happen” or “be fulfilled” or “happen as predicted.”
• The expression “tell the truth” or “speak the truth” could also be translated as “say what is true” or “tell what really happened” or “say things that are reliable.”
• To “accept the truth” could be translated as “believe what is true about God.”
• In an expression such as “worship God in spirit and in truth,” the expression “in truth” could also be translated by “faithfully obeying what God has taught us.”

(See also: believe, faithful, fulfill, obey, prophet, understand)

Bible References:

• 1 Corinthians 05:6-8
• 1 John 01:5-7
• 1 John 02:08
• 3 John 01:08
• Acts 26:24-26
• Colossians 01:06
• Genesis 47:29-31
• James 01:18
• James 03:14
• James 05:19
• Jeremiah 04:02
• John 01:9
• John 01:16-18
• John 01:51
• John 03:31-33
• Joshua 07:19-21
• Lamentations 05:19-22
• Matthew 08:10
• Matthew 12:17
• Psalm 026:1-3
• Revelation 01:19-20
• Revelation 15:3-4

Examples from the Bible stories:

• 02:04 The snake responded to the woman, “That is not true! You will not die.”
• 14:06 Immediately Caleb and Joshua, the other two spies, said, “It is __true __ that the people of Canaan are tall and strong, but we can certainly defeat them!”
• 16:01 The Israelites began to worship the Canaanite gods instead of Yahweh, the __true __ God.
• 31:08 They worshiped Jesus, saying to him, “Truly, you are the Son of God.”
• 39:10 “I have come to earth to tell the truth about God. Everyone who loves the truth listens to me.” Pilate said, “What is truth?”

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H199, H389, H403, H529, H530, H543, H544, H551, H571, H935, H3321, H3330, H6237, H6656, H6965, H7187, H7189, G225, G226, G227, G228, G230, G1103, G3303, G3483, G3689, G4103, G4137