A key word is a word that is essential to the text. It could be a descriptive word, a noun or an action that plays a part in the understanding of the author's message. A key word or phrase when removed, leaves the message without meaning. These key words or phrases are often repeated throughout a chapter of the book in a segment or the book as a whole. In 1 Peter 5 notice that the word suffering is used three times.
When you study, mark these key words and phrases and ask the questions who, what, where, when and why. An example would be, who suffers?, what causes the suffering?, how did this suffering come about?, and where did it take place?
Mark your keywords with either symbols, (these will be of your own making so that you can recognize them easily) colors, or through the use of colors and symbols. Always use the same way to mark your keywords. Make a simple chart of your colors and symbols and keep it in your Bible for reference.
Also mark your pronouns such as I, you, he, she, it, we, our and etc., and synonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same meaning in the contest. So look at 1 Peter 5:8. The synonym for the devil is the word adversary.
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