Nafsi ni tofauti na roho

Flp 1:27; 1Th 5:23; Ebr 4:12.

3 “Nafsi”—Kiumbe Hai, Mwanadamu ama Mnyama; Uhai Ukiwakilisha Mtu Mwenye Akili; Matumizi Mengine

Kiebrania, נפש (neʹphesh); Kigiriki, ψυχή (psy·kheʹ)

Katika Maandiko ya Kigiriki ya Kikristo neno la Kigiriki psy·kheʹ likiwa peke yake limetumiwa mara 102, kwanza katika Mt 2:20.

Mtu aliye hai ni nafsi

Mdo 2:41, 43; 7:14; 27:37; Ro 13:1; 1Ko 15:45; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 2:14.

Nafsi iliyo kiumbe inaweza kufa, na kuangamizwa

Mt 2:20; 10:28, 28; 26:38; Mk 3:4; 14:34; Lu 6:9; 17:33; Yoh 12:25; Mdo 3:23; Ro 11:3; Ebr 10:39; Yak 5:20; Ufu 8:9; 12:11; 16:3.

Uhai ukiwakilisha mtu mwenye akili

Mt 6:25; 10:39; 16:25; Lu 12:20; Yoh 10:15; 13:38; 15:13; Mdo 20:10; Ro 16:4; Flp 2:30; 1Th 2:8; Yak 1:21; 1Pe 1:22; 2:11, 25; 1Yo 3:16.

Nafsi inaweza kukombolewa kutoka katika Kaburi, yaani, Sheoli au Hadesi (“hell”)

Mdo 2:27.

Mungu ana nafsi

Mt 12:18; Ebr 10:38.