reverence oor Afrikaans

reverence

werkwoord, naamwoord

Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

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verb noun interjection numeral

Reverence

naamwoord

one held in reverence —used as a title for a clergyman.

Soortgelyke frases

reverent
godsdienstig

voorbeelde

Those who were mired in reverence for that lovely building in Jerusalem and for the customs and traditions that had grown up around the Mosaic Law had missed the whole purpose behind the Law and the temple!
Diegene wat verblind is deur bewondering vir daardie pragtige gebou in Jerusalem en verstrik is deur die gebruike en tradisies wat om die Mosaïese Wet ontwikkel het, het die werklike doel van die Wet en die tempel heeltemal uit die oog verloor!

Millions revere it, considering it to be the sacred instrument on which Jesus was put to death.
Miljoene vereer dit en beskou dit as die heilige instrument waaraan Jesus om die lewe gebring is.

Although the Bible has traditionally been revered in the United States, a recent study found that only 16 percent of professed Christians there say that they read the Bible daily.
Hoewel mense in die Verenigde State nog altyd groot respek vir die Bybel gehad het, het ’n onlangse studie bevind dat slegs 16 persent van verklaarde Christene daar sê dat hulle die Bybel elke dag lees.

One definition of fear is “profound reverence and awe, especially toward God.”
Een definisie van vrees is “diepe eerbied en ontsag, veral vir God”.

The fact is, the ancient Scriptures that the Jews revered as holy described that Kingdom, revealing in vivid and concrete terms what it is and what it will accomplish.
Die feit is dat die eertydse Geskrifte wat die Jode as heilig geag het, hierdie Koninkryk beskryf het en in duidelike en spesifieke terme geopenbaar het wat dit is en wat dit tot stand sal bring.

It includes the somber dances accompanying chants with reverence to gods and goddesses as well as the simple expressions of everyday life in the islands that have no religious significance at all.
Dit sluit die droefgeestige danse in wat begelei word deur dreunsang ter verering van gode en godinne, sowel as die eenvoudige uitbeelding van die alledaagse lewe op die eilande wat hoegenaamd geen godsdiensbetekenis het nie.

Revered by Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, Abraham* has been described as “a giant in Scripture” and as “a towering example of faith.”
Abraham* word vereer deur Jode, Moslems en Christene, en hy is al beskryf as “’n reus van die Skrif” en “’n uitmuntende voorbeeld van geloof”.

They prefer to worship a nameless Lord or God and to revere a pagan Trinity.
Hulle verkies om ’n naamlose Here of God te aanbid en ’n heidense Drie-eenheid te vereer.

(2 Thessalonians 2:4) So Paul warns that Satan would raise up a lawless one, a false object of reverence, who would even put himself above God’s law.
Paulus waarsku dus dat Satan ’n wettelose sou verwek, ’n vals voorwerp van verering, wat homself selfs bo God se wet sou stel.

The psalmist wrote reverently some three thousand years ago: “How many your works are, O Jehovah!
Die psalmis het ongeveer drieduisend jaar gelede met eerbied geskryf: “Hoe talryk is u werke, o HERE!

9 To our endurance we must supply godly devotion —reverence, worship, and service to Jehovah.
9 Ons moet godvrugtige toegewydheid—verering en aanbidding van Jehovah, sowel as diens aan Hom—by ons volharding voeg.

As we shall see, we can honor him by showing him fear and reverence, by obeying him, by acknowledging him in all our ways, by making gifts, by imitating him, and by making petitions to him.
Soos ons sal sien, kan ons hom eer deur hom te vrees en hom eerbied te bewys, deur hom te gehoorsaam, deur hom in al ons weë te ken, deur offerandes te bring, deur hom na te volg en smekinge tot hom te rig.

No amount of reverence, though, can impart miraculous abilities to these idols.
Maar ongeag hoeveel verering hierdie afgode ontvang, dit kan nie wonderdadige vermoëns aan hulle verleen nie.

Worshiping images or bowing down to them in reverence constitutes idolatry. —1 John 5:21.
Om beelde te aanbid of voor hulle neer te buig om hulle te vereer, is afgodediens.—1 Johannes 5:21.

They had a profound reverence for the words they copied.
Hulle het ’n diep eerbied gehad vir die woorde wat hulle oorgeskryf het.

Though Brother Russell wanted no such reverence, a measure of creature worship had grown up around him.
Hoewel broer Russell nie sulke verering wou hê nie, het party hom as ’t ware begin aanbid.

Thereafter, reverent men and women gathered and were intrigued to hear these disciples “speak with different tongues.”
Daarna het godvresende manne en vroue bymekaargekom en hulle daaroor verwonder dat hierdie dissipels “in ander tale . . . praat”.

Ultimately, the president of the church —revered as prophet, seer, and revelator— and two counselors form the church’s presiding authority, called the Quorum of the Presidency, or the First Presidency.
Laastens maak die president van die kerk—wat as profeet, siener en openbaarder vereer word—en twee raadgewers die kerk se presiderende gesag uit, wat die Kworum van die Presidentskap, of die Eerste Presidentskap, genoem word.

And many honesthearted people can see the difference between true Christians, who are reverently “thinking upon his name” and serving as his Witnesses, and those of mankind who are not serving him.
En talle opregtes van hart kan die verskil sien tussen ware Christene, wat eerbiedig “aan sy naam dink” en as sy Getuies dien, en die mense wat hom nie dien nie.

Only holy, righteous, reverent men who carefully observed all Scriptural duties toward God.
Slegs heilige, regverdige, godvresende manne wat alle skriftuurlike verpligtinge teenoor God noukeurig nagekom het (Prediker 12:13, 14).

Most were revered for their ability, respected for their rank, and admired for their ethics.
Die meeste is hooggeag vir hulle bekwaamheid, gerespekteer vir hulle posisie in die samelewing en bewonder vir hulle etiese standaarde.

(The New Jerusalem Bible) Hence, according to God’s Word, godly fear, or reverence, belongs exclusively to Jehovah, the Almighty.
God se Woord toon dus duidelik dat godvrugtige vrees, of eerbied, uitsluitlik aan Jehovah, die Almagtige, behoort.

The church put no emphasis on the Bible, which my father revered and read regularly.
Die Bybel, wat my pa hooggeag en gereeld gelees het, is nie deur die kerk benadruk nie.

The book Masks of Black Africa states: “The carver . . . derived the inspirational elements from his deep conviction, his reverence for his mission to give form to an all- powerful, spiritual being, and, in this capacity, to fulfill his special social responsibility.
Die boek Masks of Black Africa sê: “Die beeldsnyer . . . is geïnspireer deur sy diep oortuiging, sy ontsag vir sy taak om vorm te gee aan ’n oppermagtige, geestelike wese en om, in hierdie hoedanigheid, sy spesiale sosiale verantwoordelikheid na te kom.

(James 2:26) In New Testament Words, William Barclay wrote: “Not only do [eu·seʹbei·a and related words] express that feeling of awe and reverence, but they also imply a worship which befits that awe, and a life of active obedience which befits that reverence.”
In New Testament Words het William Barclay geskryf: “[Eu·seʹbei·a en verwante woorde] druk nie net daardie gevoel van ontsag en verering uit nie, maar impliseer ook aanbidding wat by daardie ontsag pas en ’n lewe van daadwerklike gehoorsaamheid wat by daardie verering pas.”