Reference: Way
Fausets
Used in the sense "religious system," course of life (Ps 139:24). Am 8:14, "the manner of Beersheba." The new religion of Christ (Ac 9:2; 19:9).
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And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, And have said, Live doth thy god, O Dan, And, Live doth the way of Beer-Sheba, And they have fallen -- and rise not again!'
did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.
and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
Hastings
WAY
1. OT usage.
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for I have known that after my death ye do very corruptly, and have turned aside out of the way which I commanded you, and evil hath met you in the latter end of the days, because ye do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry with the work of your hands.'
and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh -- He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.'
And the kine go straight in the way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one highway they have gone, going and lowing, and have not turned aside right or left; and the princes of the Philistines are going after them unto the border of Beth-Shemesh.
And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
Lo, these are the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?
God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.
He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!
For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,
And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.
I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.
And now, what -- to thee in the way of Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? And what -- to thee in the way of Asshur, To drink the waters of the River?
And now, speak, I pray thee, unto men of Judah, And against inhabitants of Jerusalem, Saying: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am framing against you evil, And devising against you a device, Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way And amen your ways and your doings.
the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'
These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, 'To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,
for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.
and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;
A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.' Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?' read more. Jesus saith to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;
They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.
did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.
who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,
she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'
this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John; this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to them, and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,
and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,
And having heard these things, Felix delayed them -- having known more exactly of the things concerning the way -- saying, 'When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;'
O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,
and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'
the Holy Spirit this evidencing that not yet hath been manifested the way of the holy places, the first tabernacle having yet a standing;
which way he did initiate for us -- new and living, through the vail, that is, his flesh --
let him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.