The term "quickeneth" is an archaic English word derived from the verb "quicken," which means to make alive or to revive. In the context of the Bible, "quickeneth" is often used to describe the action of God or the Holy Spirit in imparting life, vitality, or spiritual awakening to individuals. This concept is deeply rooted in the Christian understanding of spiritual regeneration and renewal.

Biblical Usage:

1. Spiritual Renewal and Regeneration:
The idea of being "quickened" is frequently associated with the transformative power of God in bringing spiritual life to those who are spiritually dead. In Ephesians 2:1 , the Apostle Paul writes, "As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins," highlighting the state of spiritual death before divine intervention. The quickening work of God is further elaborated in Ephesians 2:5 : "made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!" Here, the quickening is synonymous with being made alive in Christ, emphasizing the grace of God in salvation.

2. The Role of the Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the quickening process. In John 6:63 , Jesus states, "The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life." This passage underscores the life-giving power of the Spirit, which transcends mere physical existence and imparts eternal life and understanding of spiritual truths.

3. Revival and Sustenance through God's Word:
The Psalmist frequently appeals to God for quickening through His Word. Psalm 119:25 says, "My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word." This plea for revival indicates a dependence on God's Word as a source of spiritual vitality and strength. The repeated requests for quickening in Psalm 119 highlight the believer's reliance on divine instruction and promises for spiritual sustenance.

4. Resurrection and Eternal Life:
The concept of quickening is also linked to the resurrection and the promise of eternal life. In Romans 8:11 , Paul writes, "And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who dwells within you." This passage connects the quickening power of the Spirit with the future resurrection of believers, assuring them of eternal life through the same power that raised Christ.

Theological Significance:

The quickening work of God is central to the Christian doctrine of salvation. It underscores the belief that human beings, in their natural state, are spiritually dead and incapable of coming to God without His divine intervention. The quickening is an act of grace, initiated by God, that brings about spiritual awakening and transformation. It is through this divine quickening that believers are enabled to live a life in accordance with God's will, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and assured of their future resurrection and eternal life with Christ.

The Passages of Scripture Above Cited are Taken as an Occasion for ...
... Father will not? "The Father quickeneth whom He will," and the Son quickeneth
whom He will, even as it is written. [1967] Tell me ...
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The Objection that Christ, on the Showing of St. ...
... For what is the meaning of the words, "Even as He Himself liveth by the Father,
so we also live by Him," but that the Son so quickeneth a man, as the Father ...
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Concerning the Undifferencing and the Differentiation in Divinity ...
... 174] And if they deny that the whole Godhead is Life, how can that Sacred Word be
true Which declared "As the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, Luke vii. 2, Etc. ; on the Three Dead ...
... The Lord Himself saith, "For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them;
even so the Son quickeneth whom He will." [3191] Not of course that the ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xlviii on the words.htm

The Life-Giver and Judge
... may marvel.21. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them;
even so the Son quickeneth whom He will.22. For the Father ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, John ix. 4 and 31, "We must Work the ...
... You hear the will of His power, hear now the power of His will. "As the Father"
saith He "raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth ...
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He Further Proceeds Notably to Interpret the Language of the ...
... "For as the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them," He says, "even so the
Son quickeneth whom He will [1051] ,""meaning obviously by "dead" us who ...
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John xi. 41, 42
... I and the Father are One"; and when His discourse was concerning authority, He said
again, "For as the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even so ...
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On Singing and Music.
... The fundamental doctrine declared by our Saviour, when He said, "It is the Spirit
that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing," was steadily kept in view by ...
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John v. 23, 24
... that Himself doeth; and He will show Him greater things than these." Then He riseth
higher, "For as the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even so ...
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Quickeneth (4 Occurrences)
...Quickeneth (4 Occurrences). John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. (KJV). ...
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Raiseth (33 Occurrences)
... Raiseth (33 Occurrences). John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Quickening (7 Occurrences)

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Quickenest (2 Occurrences)

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Witnessed (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things,
and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession ...
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Profiteth (9 Occurrences)
... John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Psychology
... This too agrees with what Christ has said: "It is the spirit, that giveth life
(quickeneth)" (John 6:63), and with what Paul himself has stated elsewhere in ...
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Calleth (261 Occurrences)
... Romans 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before
him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those ...
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Sight (522 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things,
and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession ...
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