Category: chiasm

  • Leviticus 24 chiasm

    Leviticus 24:13-23 forms a chiasm. I’ve modified this a little from the original posting. The “A”s didn’t quite line up as well as I would like. A. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, […]

  • John 6 chiasm

    John 6:53-57 A. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. B. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. C. For My […]

  • Matthew 15 chiasm

    Mathew 15:1-20 makes a fairly robust chiasm. A. Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalemand said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of theelders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” B. He answered them, “And why do you break thecommandment of God for the sake of your tradition?For […]