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It is used to describe interactions that require firmness and clarity, often in the context of correction or rebuke. Biblical Usage: 1. Rebuke and Correction: The Apostle Paul instructs Titus to rebuke those who are misleading or living in error "sharply" to bring about correction and sound faith. In <a href="/titus/1-13.htm">Titus 1:13</a> , Paul writes, "This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith." Here, the term "sharply" underscores the necessity of a firm and decisive approach to ensure the integrity of the faith and the well-being of the church community. 2. Disciplinary Action: The use of sharpness in discipline is also seen in the broader context of church leadership and governance. Leaders are called to maintain order and doctrinal purity, sometimes requiring them to address issues with a level of severity that matches the seriousness of the offense. This approach is not meant to be harsh for its own sake but to lead to repentance and restoration. 3. Contrast with Gentleness: While "sharply" implies a certain severity, it is important to note that the Bible also emphasizes the balance between sharpness and gentleness. For instance, in <a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24-25</a> , Paul advises, "And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth." This balance ensures that correction is effective and loving. 4. Jesus' Example: Jesus Himself demonstrated the use of sharpness in His ministry, particularly when addressing the Pharisees and other religious leaders who were leading people astray. In <a href="/bsb/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23</a>, Jesus delivers a series of "woes" to the scribes and Pharisees, speaking sharply to expose their hypocrisy and call them to genuine repentance. Theological Implications: The concept of speaking or acting sharply in the Bible is rooted in the desire for truth, holiness, and the spiritual health of the community. It reflects the seriousness with which God views sin and error, as well as His commitment to guiding His people toward righteousness. While sharpness is sometimes necessary, it is always to be exercised with the ultimate goal of restoration and love, reflecting God's own character and purposes.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(adv.) In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/664.htm">664. apotomos -- abruptly, curtly</a> ... abruptly, curtly. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: apotomos Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ot-om'-oce) Short Definition: sharply, severely Definition: sharply ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/664.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/139.htm">139. hairesis -- choice, opinion</a> ... The term stresses the -- and hence how being a Sadducee (Ac 5:17) was sharply distinguished from being a Pharisee (Ac 15:5; 26:5). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/139.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1969.htm">1969. epiplesso -- to strike at, to rebuke (with words)</a> ... words. Word Origin from epi and plesso Definition to strike at, to rebuke (with words) NASB Word Usage sharply rebuke (1). rebuke. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1969.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2394.htm">2394. chozqah -- strength, force, violence</a> ... force, mightily, repair, sharply. Feminine of chozeq; vehemence (usually in a bad sense) -- force, mightily, repair, sharply. see HEBREW chozeq. 2393, 2394. ... /hebrew/2394.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2782.htm">2782. charats -- to cut, sharpen, decide</a> ... A primitive root; properly, to point sharply, ie (literally) to wound; figuratively, to be alert, to decide -- bestir self, decide, decree, determine, maim ... /hebrew/2782.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7688.htm">7688. shagach -- to gaze</a> ... look narrowly. A primitive root; to peep, ie Glance sharply at -- look (narrowly). 7687, 7688. shagach. 7689 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/7688.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3851.htm">3851. lahab -- flame, blade</a> ... From an usused root meaning to gleam; a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon -- blade, bright, flame, glittering. 3850b, 3851. ... /hebrew/3851.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/chesterton/whats_wrong_with_the_world/chapter_1_a_book_of.htm">A Book of Modern Social Inquiry Has a Shape that is Somewhat ...</a> ... Chapter 1 A book of modern social inquiry has a shape that is somewhat sharply defined.? A book of modern social inquiry has a ... /.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 1 a book of.htm<a href="/library/felix/the_octavius_of_minucius_felix/chapter_iii_argument_octavius_displeased_at.htm">Argument: Octavius, Displeased at the Act of this Superstitious ...</a> ... Chapter III."Argument: Octavius, Displeased at the Act of This Superstitious Man, Sharply Reproaches Minucius, on the Ground that the Disgrace of This Wicked ... /.../the octavius of minucius felix/chapter iii argument octavius displeased at.htm<a href="/library/kingsley/the_good_news_of_god/sermon_x_the_race_of.htm">The Race of Life</a> ... And so will God do with us. He will strike us then; and sharply too. Much more, if a man gives himself up to sinful pleasure; if ... //christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/the good news of god/sermon x the race of.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_iii_titus_i_14-dec.htm">Titus i. 14-Dec</a> ... Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.". ... /.../homily iii titus i 14-dec.htm<a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/25_you_observe_how_he.htm">You Observe How He Treats Ambrose. First, He Calls Him a Crow and ...</a> ... If you act rightly in imitating Origen whom you call second only to the Apostles, why do you sharply attack another for following Didymus, whom nevertheless ... /.../25 you observe how he.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/false_professors_solemnly_warned.htm">False Professors Solemnly Warned</a> ... he been honest, he would have been personal, for he would have dealt out the truth of God without deceitfulness, and would have reproved men sharply, that they ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/false professors solemnly warned.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_epistles_of_paul_to_the_corinthians/homily_iii_1_cor_i.htm">1 Cor. I. 10</a> ... an me Ben.) you sharply rebuke you make a man fierce and impudent: but if you put him to shame, you bow down his neck, you check his confidence, you make him ... /.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily iii 1 cor i.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_epistles_of_paul_to_the_corinthians/homily_xxx_2_cor_xiii.htm">2 Cor. xiii. 10</a> ... For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up ... /.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xxx 2 cor xiii.htm<a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_iv_the_procession_of.htm">The Procession of Amen</a> ... The side Kenkenes approached sloped sharply from the dromos toward the river, and the rearmost spectators had small opportunity to behold the pageant. ... //christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter iv the procession of.htm<a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/27_such_are_the_doctrines.htm">Such are the Doctrines which are to be Found in These Works of ...</a> ... Oh, great Master, you who see so sharply, and are so hard upon the moles that have no eyes: you seem to have got yourself into a most impossible position ... /.../27 such are the doctrines.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sharply.htm">Sharply (20 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Sharply (20 Occurrences). Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it. ... /s/sharply.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/p/pained.htm">Pained (41 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 35:16 And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her ... /p/pained.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/s/sharp.htm">Sharp (115 Occurrences)</a> ... 16. (adv.) To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. 17. (adv.) Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. 18. ... /s/sharp.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/f/forsaketh.htm">Forsaketh (17 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Kings 12:13 And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, (YLT). ... /f/forsaketh.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/r/rebuke.htm">Rebuke (77 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (vt) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to ... /r/rebuke.htm - 32k<a href="/topical/p/prick.htm">Prick (2 Occurrences)</a> ... pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have ... /p/prick.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/c/chide.htm">Chide (3 Occurrences)</a> ... rendered "strive." Since in Genesis 31:36 Judges 8:1 Psalm 103:9, the strife is one of words, it means in these passages, "scold," or "sharply censure," and is ... /c/chide.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/m/minor.htm">Minor (2 Occurrences)</a> ... and Southeast. This chain, except at its Southeast corner, rises sharply from the South coast, whose undulations it determines. On ... /m/minor.htm - 62k<a href="/topical/t/territory.htm">Territory (140 Occurrences)</a> ... The Shephelah is somewhat sharply divided off from the central mountain mass by a remarkable series of valleys running North and South. ... /t/territory.htm - 56k<a href="/topical/a/asia.htm">Asia (22 Occurrences)</a> ... and Southeast. This chain, except at its Southeast corner, rises sharply from the South coast, whose undulations it determines. On ... /a/asia.htm - 71k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/social-ethics.html">What is social ethics? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html">What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/rebuke-believer.html">When is it necessary to rebuke another believer? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/sharply.htm">Sharply: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Sharply (20 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30</a> And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it. (BBE DBY)<a href="/mark/1-25.htm">Mark 1:25</a> And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him. (BBE)<a href="/mark/1-43.htm">Mark 1:43</a> And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply, (BBE DBY)<a href="/mark/8-33.htm">Mark 8:33</a> But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men. (BBE)<a href="/john/6-52.htm">John 6:52</a> The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" (See NIV)<a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19</a> And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there. (WEY)<a href="/acts/28-18.htm">Acts 28:18</a> They, after they had sharply questioned me, were willing to set me at liberty, because they found no offence in me for which I deserve to die. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/13-10.htm">2 Corinthians 13:10</a> For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down. (WEB ASV YLT)<a href="/1_timothy/5-1.htm">1 Timothy 5:1</a> Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brethren, (DBY NAS)<a href="/titus/1-13.htm">Titus 1:13</a> This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Genesis 35:16</a> And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing; (YLT)<a href="/genesis/35-17.htm">Genesis 35:17</a> and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, 'Fear not, for this also 'is' a son for thee.' (YLT)<a href="/joshua/10-21.htm">Joshua 10:21</a> that all the people turn back to the camp, unto Joshua, 'at' Makkedah, in peace; none moved sharply his tongue against the sons of Israel. (YLT)<a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Judges 8:1</a> The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you treated us this way, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian?" They rebuked him sharply. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">1 Samuel 1:15</a> And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I 'am', and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah; (YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/20-10.htm">1 Samuel 20:10</a> And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Who doth declare to me? or what 'if' thy father doth answer thee sharply?' (YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a> and it cometh to pass, in thy hearing the sound of a stepping in the tops of the mulberries, then thou dost move sharply, for then hath Jehovah gone out before thee to smite in the camp of the Philistines.' (YLT)<a href="/1_kings/12-13.htm">1 Kings 12:13</a> And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, (YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/10-13.htm">2 Chronicles 10:13</a> And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men, (YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Ezekiel 21:16</a> Gather yourselves together, go to the right, set yourselves in array, go to the left, wherever your face is set. (See RSV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/s/sharply.htm">Sharply</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/d/dull.htm">Dull (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sharply.htm">Sharply (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/edge.htm">Edge (150 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/edification.htm">Edification (10 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pointed.htm">Pointed (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/peak.htm">Peak (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/b/brightness.htm">Brightness (36 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bitter.htm">Bitter (203 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/axe.htm">Axe (19 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sharp-pointed.htm">Sharp-pointed (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/severity.htm">Severity (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hadad.htm">Hadad (38 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sinai.htm">Sinai (38 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah (55 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/ark.htm">Ark (212 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction (734 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/l/lest.htm">Lest (282 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/sharpest.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sharpest"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sharpest" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/sharpness.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Sharpness"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Sharpness" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>