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The Chiasm of John 12:47-48

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In John 12:47-48 the center and climax is the words of Jesus, "I did not come to judge the world,

The Chiasm of Matthew 18:15-20

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words or themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 18:15-20, the cliamaxr is "Whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven;

The Chiasm of Matthew 7:15-20

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 7:15-20, the center is making the point that good trees bear good fruit and bad trees bear

The Chiasm of Luke 13:10-17

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Luke 13:10-17 the center and climax is Jesus answering the synagogue official who criticized him healing on the Sabbath,

The Chiasm of Luke 22:1-6

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Luke 22:1-6 the center and climax is that Satan entered into Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Luke-22.1-6a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of John 3:16-18 (ESV)

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In John 3:16-18 the center and climax is " God did not send his Son into the world to condemn

The Chiasm of Luke 13:33b-34b

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Luke 13:33b-34a the center is "Jerusalem" (Luke 13:33c-34a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Luke-13.33b-34ba-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Mark 10:1-12

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Mark 10:1-12 the center and climax is what God has joined together in marriage, let no man separate (Mark

The Double Chiasm of Insiders and Outsiders in Mark 4:10-34

A chiasm is a literary structure where themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically what is being emphasized in the passage. In Mark 4:10-34 the center of both chiasms is the outsiders (Mark 4:11b-19 and 4:25b-34a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Mark-4.10-34b-Chiasm-of-Insiders-and-Outsiders.pdf

The Chiasm of Matthew 8:23-27

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Matthew 8:23-27, the climax is "The men were amazed" (Matt 8:27a). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Matt-8.23-27a-Chiasm.pdf