en_tw/bible/kt/sign.md

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sign, proof, reminder

Definition:

A sign is an object, event, or action that communicates a special meaning.

  • Signs can be reminders of something that was promised:\
    • The rainbow God created in the sky was a sign to remind people that he would never again destroy all life with a worldwide flood.\
    • God commanded the Israelites to circumcise their sons as a sign of his covenant with them.
  • Signs can reveal or point to something:\
    • An angel told shepherds a sign that would help them know which baby in Bethlehem was the newborn Messiah.\
    • Judas kissed Jesus as a sign to the religious leaders that Jesus was the one they should arrest.\
  • Signs can prove that something is true:\
    • The miracles done by the prophets and apostles were signs that proved they were speaking God's message.\
    • The miracles that Jesus performed were signs that proved he was truly the Messiah.

Translation Suggestions:

  • Depending on its context, "sign" could also be translated as "signal" or "symbol" or "mark" or "evidence" or "proof" or "gesture."
  • To "make signs with the hands" could also be translated as, "motion with the hands" or "gesture with the hands" or "make gestures."
  • In some languages, there may be one word for a "sign" that proves something and a different word for a "sign" that is a miracle.

(See also: miracle, apostle, Christ, covenant, circumcise)

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