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1 | Perseverance and the word given here? | Rom 15:5 | Morant61 | 216398 | ||
Greetings Brothersmith! If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if God gives perseverance and endurance in Rom. 15:5. There are some translations that leave me shaking my head at times. This verse is one of those instances. The NIV translates this verse: "May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus," The NAS translates this verse: "Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:" The RSV and the NET Bible are similar to the NAS. These latter translations are the correct ones. Here is the literal translation of this verse: "But the God of perseverance and of encouragement may He give to you the same to think among one another according to Christ Jesus" Notice that the words 'perseverance' and 'encouragement' are describing God. They are not gifts (this word is not even used in the first clause) that God has given, but words describing who God is. The only 'gift' mentioned in this verse is the unity of thought mentioned in the last clause of the verse. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Perseverance and the word given here? | Rom 15:5 | stjohn | 216401 | ||
Dear Tim, In that case, what is it that God is giving? Is He giving the "same" (i.e. 'perseverance' and 'encouragement') that describe Him? Or, is He giving us our thoughts? ("to think among one another") I'd say that the former would be the one that only makes sense since He certainly doesn't give us our thoughts. Aren't we free to think as we will? Are we made by our creator as robots wherein our thinking can or will be programed by God? To do that, He would be taking away our free will. James 1:17 John |
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3 | Perseverance and the word given here? | Rom 15:5 | Morant61 | 216402 | ||
Greetings John Textually, it would have to be the first of your two options as the phrase 'the same to thinkl is the direct object of the verb 'may he give'. Your Brother in Christ Tim Moran |
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