My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)

And interestingly enough, it comes as no surprise that the ancient Greek of this
very verse supports the aforementioned contentions. For “mercy” here is actually
the Greek word eleos, a word that indeed means “mercy” (or alternatively,
“compassion”); especially shown towards one who has wronged us (see Strong‟s
#1656) … Also, “triumphs” here is actually the Greek word katakauchatai, a word
that means “to exult over”; especially the exultation shown by a victor over the
one he has soundly defeated (see Strong‟s #2620) … Finally, “judgment” here is
actually the Greek word krisis, a word that means “to give a negative verdict” or
“to criticize” (see Strong‟s #2920) … So we can see that what this verse is actually
saying is the following: “Showing compassion to the enemy who is criticizing or
condemning us or others is the way to completely & fully defeats them.”
Amen ... Let it be so.
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