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1 | ... | John 16:31 | ParsonPat | 191396 | ||
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2 | ... | John 16:31 | Morant61 | 191491 | ||
Greetings ParsonPat! One of the dangers of Strong's is that individuals with little or no training in Greek can misunderstand his definitions and simply plug all of the meanings for a particular word in everywhere. In the case of John 16:31, Strong is not presenting alternative 'meanings', he is presenting alternative ways of translating the word. The word in question 'arti', is an adverb. It's basic meaning, whether used with a past tense or a present tense is 'now' or 'just now'. It refers to an action that has just begun. In your alternate form of John 16:31, you have changed the meaning of the word to 'still'. This is not what the word means. It does not have this meaning anywhere in Scripture. When Strong uses the phrase 'even now', he is not saying that the word means 'still'. He is using the word 'even' to emphasis the word 'now'. The following sample sentence would be an example of what he is saying: "Today is the day of salvation, even now!" So, in answer to your question, John 16:31 cannot mean what you have proposed. It violates both the meaning of the word and the context of the passage. In John 16:31, Jesus affirms their 'new found' faith, but warns them that there is coming a day when their new found faith will not keep them with Jesus. They will be scattered - v. 32. From my reading of your posts, you seem to have some 'pet theory' that you would like to believe, thus you are trying to change the meaning of this passage in John to fit your theory. I would urge you to stay away from the Gnostic texts and simply accept what Scripture clearly states: God is the Father. I hope this is helpful. |
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