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The concept of "partially" in the Bible often relates to the idea of incomplete understanding, actions, or fulfillment. This notion can be seen in various contexts throughout Scripture, where human limitations and the gradual unfolding of God's plan are highlighted.
Partial Understanding and KnowledgeThe Apostle Paul addresses the idea of partial knowledge in
1 Corinthians 13:9-10 : "For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away." Here, Paul acknowledges that human understanding is limited and incomplete. This partial knowledge will be replaced by complete understanding when God's perfect plan is fully revealed.
Partiality in JudgmentThe Bible warns against partiality, especially in judgment and treatment of others.
James 2:1 states, "My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism." This verse emphasizes the importance of impartiality, reflecting God's just nature. Partiality in judgment is seen as contrary to the character of God, who is described as impartial in
Deuteronomy 10:17 : "For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe."
Partial Fulfillment of ProphecyThe concept of partial fulfillment is evident in biblical prophecy, where certain prophecies have an initial fulfillment that points to a more complete future realization. An example is found in the prophecies concerning the Messiah.
Isaiah 7:14 speaks of a virgin bearing a son, which is partially fulfilled in the birth of a child during Isaiah's time, but finds complete fulfillment in the birth of Jesus Christ, as noted in
Matthew 1:22-23 .
Partial ObediencePartial obedience is another theme in Scripture, often depicted as insufficient and disobedient in the eyes of God. An example is King Saul's incomplete obedience to God's command in
1 Samuel 15. Saul was instructed to completely destroy the Amalekites and all they possessed, but he spared King Agag and the best of the livestock. This partial obedience led to God's rejection of Saul as king, as stated in
1 Samuel 15:22-23 : "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams."
Partiality in Human RelationshipsThe Bible also addresses partiality in human relationships, urging believers to love and treat others equally. In
Galatians 3:28 , Paul writes, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." This verse underscores the unity and equality of all believers in Christ, transcending social, ethnic, and gender distinctions.
In summary, the concept of "partially" in the Bible serves as a reminder of human limitations, the importance of impartiality, and the call to complete obedience and understanding in the light of God's perfect will.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
adv.) In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed.
2. (adv.) In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.
Greek
3313. meros -- a part, share, portion... NASB Word Usage case (2), country (1), detail (1), district (3), districts (2),
group (1), individually (1), part (11), partial (2),
partially (1), parts (3
...Strong's Hebrew
7096. qatsah -- to cut off... cut off, cut short, scrape off. A primitive root; to cut off; (figuratively) to
destroy; (
partially) to scrape off -- cut off, cut short, scrape (off).
...7033. qalah -- to roast, parch
... A primitive root (rather identical with qalah through the idea of shrinkage by heat);
to toast, ie Scorchpartially or slowly -- dried, loathsome, parch, roast...
6174. arom -- naked
... naked. Or marom {aw-rome'}; from aram (in its original sense); nude, eitherpartially
or totally -- naked. see HEBREW aram. 6173, 6174. arom or arom. 6175...
7106. qatsa' -- to scrape, scrape off
... cause to scrape, corner A primitive root; to strip off, ie (partially) scrape; by
implication, to segregate (as an angle) -- cause to scrape, corner....
7169. qarats -- to nip, pinch
... A primitive root; to pinch, ie (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as
a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to...
Library
The Entire Soul Being Indivisible Remains to the Last Act of...
... Chapter LIII."The Entire Soul Being Indivisible Remains to the Last Act of Vitality;
NeverPartially or Fractionally Withdrawn from the Body....
Two Shepherds and Two Flocks
... I know, of course, that all that is but the imperfect presentation ofpartially
apprehended, andpartially revealed, andpartially revealable truth....
The Shaking of the Heavens and the Earth.
... They talked thus in the first century; and in the fifth, and in the eleventh; and
again in the sixteenth; and then both parties werepartially right and...
The True Branches of the True vine
... them. So our Lord, the great Teacher, never shrank from repeating His lessons
when He saw that they were butpartially apprehended....
Concerning the Undifferencing and the Differentiation in Divinity...
... God." [168] Now this matter we have discussed elsewhere, and have shown that all
the Names proper to God are always applied in Scripture notpartially but to...
Christ the Great Physician.
... The idea so often expressed that one must be "a great sinner in order to need a
great Saviour;" that if he is only "partially depraved, he needs to be only...
The Destruction of Babylon.
... The punishment of Babylon is proportioned to her wickedness, and is to be inflicted
partially by the kings of the earth, andpartially by other agencies....
Whether Mortal and Venial Sin Differ Generically?
... sin venial": and this is called venial "from the result." Secondly, a sin is called
venial because it does not contain anything eitherpartially or totally, to...
Jesus Attends the First Passover of his Ministry.
... Now, if Nicodemus would not believe Jesus when he told him of things which he himself
partially knew, how would he believe when Jesus spoke of that which was...
The Draw-Net.
... In some instances, moreover, fishes that are dead andpartially decayed are brought
up in company with the living, and these are of course cast out as vile....
Thesaurus
Partially (2 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) In part; not totally; as,
partially true; the
sun
partially eclipsed.
... Multi-Version Concordance
Partially (2 Occurrences).
...Turn (963 Occurrences)
... To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion
to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, eitherpartially, wholly, or...
Raven (7 Occurrences)
... It ispartially a carrion feeder, if offal or bodies are fresh; it also eats the
young of other birds and very small animals and seeds, berries and fruit...
Dusky (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.)Partially dark or obscure; not luminous;
dusk; as, a dusky valley. 2. (a.) Tending to blackness...
Dark (234 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Destitute, orpartially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting,
or radiating light; wholly orpartially black, or of some deep shade of color...
Partiality (26 Occurrences)
Obscurely (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Corinthians 13:12 For we see now through a dim window obscurely, but then face
to face; now I knowpartially, but then I shall know according as I also have...
Gulf (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; apartially land-locked
sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico. 5. (n.) A large deposit of ore in a lode....
Window (24 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:12 For we see now through a dim window obscurely, but then face
to face; now I knowpartially, but then I shall know according as I also have...
Individual (12 Occurrences)
... a human being; a person. 4. (n.) An independent, orpartially independent,
zooid of a compound animal. 5. (n.) The product of a...
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