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3021 | Do we know Him who is true? In Him? | 1 John 5:20 | Ray | 145917 | ||
Hi Seedling, I don't know if you are familiar with Greek/English Interlinear copies or not so let me explain. I own three such copies which all have the Greek with it's translation in the center and with a chosen translation in the margin. One of my copies has the KJ, another has the NKJ, and the other has the New Revised Standard Version in the margin. The translation in the center with the Greek is word for word, so be aware that they will not match the translated version. The verse that I quoted as "Literal" is actually my own interpretation using capitalization choices from the copies available to me. For instance one copy says in the word for word Greek, "that we might know the true one; and we are in the true one;" and another copy reads "that we might know the true (One); and we are in the true (One),..." The parentheses are in that copy because the word "(o)One" is understood in the Greek. These two copies also differ in their translation of the word "houtos", #3778. One has the word translated as "This" is" and the other has it translated "This One" is". I have said all this to say that there are translating choices to be made. The third copy that I have available to me, the one with the New Revised Standard Version in the margin, has the Greek in the middle along with a word for word translation in ALL CAPS. I would go with the New Revised Standard Version for this verse, 1 John 5:20. Here is the word for word Greek translated in this copy put out by Tyndale Press. 1 John 5:20, "ALSO WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD HAS COME AND HAS GIVEN US UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY KNOW THE TRUE ONE, AND WE ARE IN THE TRUE ONE, [EVEN] IN THE SON OF HIM, JESUS CHRIST. THIS ONE IS THE TRUE GOD AND ETERNAL LIFE." The NRSV in the margin reads, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we might know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." So again, I would go with the NRSV for this verse except that I would capitalize the Him, Him, and His as speaking of Deity. I would recommend that you purchase a Greek/English Interlinear for there are choices to be made. From the heart, Ray |
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3022 | A look at our Master according to Jude? | Jude 1:1 | Ray | 37544 | ||
Who out there has access to the Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, Jay P.Green, Sr. Editor and would like to look at the book of Jude with me? | ||||||
3023 | A look at our Master according to Jude? | Jude 1:1 | Ray | 37679 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you very much. I'd like to see if you agree with the literal rendering of my copy of what is probably the TR text. I really have no knowledge of the various texts. I believe this text would be what the NKJ would use. 1) There are three places where I need your expertise and input. First, verse 4 where it speaks of denying "the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ" as per the NKJ. Or, NASB, "and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ." I am choosing as my preference the NKJ and the TR text. The text has an extra word in it, "God", which comes after the word translated Master in the Interlinear versions that I have. So the literal translation is rendered, "and denying the only Master, *God, even our Lord Jesus Christ." I prefer this reading. 2) The second place is the next verse where it talks about "in the second place".:) There seems to be some significance to a first place and a subsequent second place [time] where the people or angels had forsaken their good beginnings and did not keep themselves in the love of God. This verse has the word "Lord" in the translations and the marginal note says that some manuscripts render it as "Jesus". (In passing, I would say that this verse would be of interest to our friend who believes that Joshua was Jesus.) But of interest to me is the rendering in my Interlinear copy of verse 5b, "...in the second place He destroyed the ones not believing." This rendering puts an extra pronoun which would go well in comparison to verse 6. I prefer this rendering with its extra pronoun. 3) The third place where I would welcome your input is where the words, "through Jesus Christ our Lord" is not found in my TR copy but is found in the NU text. Here my preference is with the NASB and the NU text. Jude, verse 25, "to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory..." I welcome your comments. From the heart, Ray |
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3024 | Enoch's prophesy in OT? | Jude 1:14 | Ray | 4532 | ||
Hi bcbloyd, I can't help you on "His holy ten thousands" here in Jude. I did find a note to myself sometime in the past where I had compared this with the Lord's coming. So, I had compared 1 John 2:38 with Jude l:14; 1John 2:27 "teaches you about all things" with Jude 1:5 "though you know all things once for all"; and 1John 3:1 "For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him." with Jude 1:19 "These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly minded, devoid of the Spirit." Jude l:15 "Behold, the Lord came with many thousand of His holy ones, to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 1John 2:28b, "...we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that He is righteous,..." Sorry I couldn't help you but thanks for being there to talk to. Later, Ray |
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3025 | How then should we live? | Jude 1:21 | Ray | 6041 | ||
I'd like to write about the testimony of Jesus under Rev 1:10. Can you tell me there why you have "is" starred? Perhaps testimony and spirit have equal meaning? | ||||||
3026 | Interpret Jude1:23 - hate sinners shirt | Jude 1:23 | Ray | 83624 | ||
Hi Just Read Mark, May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to us. We have been called in God the Father, having been set apart, preserved for Jesus Christ. I believe that Jude would be an excellent book for our Jehovah's Witness friends and acquaintances and those who do not believe in the triune God to study. I have enjoyed your conversation with Radioman2. 1) When we speak of God's gift of grace we can look to one of the key verses of Jude, verse 4. I believe that we can contrast that verse with John 4:10. John 4:10, "Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God/, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink', you would have asked (Him), and He would have given you living water." Who is this "it"? I like the literal translation found in the Interlinear Greek-English New Testament with Jay P. Green, Sr, Editor. Jude 4, "For certain men stole in, those of old having been written before to this judgment, ungodly ones perverting the grace of God (it) into unbridled lust, and denying the only Master, God, even our Lord Jesus Christ." [Words in parentheses in this literal translation are words that are "understood" in the Greek.] 2) I believe that another key verse is number 24, "Now to (Him) who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,..." We are the called, beloved in (God) the Father. We are kept for Jesus Christ, verse 1, our only God and Savior, verse 25. The parentheses are mine for comparison. 3) I believe as one who is a "counter of pronouns" that this book can be rightly interpreted and have a total of pronouns that is divisible by three. To my mind that is a glory to our triune God. From the heart, Ray |
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3027 | ?? | Jude 1:25 | Ray | 117699 | ||
Hi Jesusong, The NU text has the phrase "through Jesus Christ our Lord". The NU is "the most prominent modern Critical Text of the Greek New Testament, published in the twenty-sixth edition of the Nestle-Atland Greek New Testament and in the fourth edition of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament." That definition comes from "The NKJV Greek English Interlinear New Testament" by Thomas Nelson Publishers. That book has as a main feature that it "shows differences between Greek texts". From the heart, Ray |
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3028 | The Book of Life. | Revelation | Ray | 48945 | ||
Hi Annaciah, It appears to me that you have a question of capitalization also. As you discuss the question you should determine if you are talking about Deity or not. We all should stay away from ALL CAPS usage and indeed try to determine which word should be capitalized when you see ALL CAPS. All caps can be used to show indecision or possibly in some posts on the forum may be used to deceive or confuse meanings. The Book of Life? This sounds to me like a book title. I would not recognize this as speaking about the Life, Jesus our Lord. I am open to considerations however, because on a different thread I am looking at the Word of God or the word of God. I know that the Book here for our discussion is a book; capitalized because it is a title. But right now I would say that the Life in the title is the eternal life that we have in Jesus. All flesh that believe in Jesus have their names written in the book and are saved from condemnation and from the Lake of Fire or lake of fire. I would go with the King James and NASB rendering. You have mentioned Jeremiah and "all flesh". One verse would be Jeremiah 25:31, "'A clamor has come to the end of the earth, Because the Lord has a controversy with the nations. He is entering into judgment with all flesh; As for the wicked, He has given them to the sword,' declares the Lord." Jeremiah 45:5, NKJ, "'And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity [disaster, NASB] on all flesh,' says the Lord. 'But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.'" So let us go on seeking the prize, that is, eternal, abundant life wherever we go here on earth until we find that our names are indeed written in the book of life. 1 Co 9:24, Php 3:14, Col 2:18, 2 Tim 2:5. We could also discuss Jeremiah 33:15-16 in regard to all caps and the Branch. From the heart, Ray |
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3029 | Christ Jesus testimony / Red writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 141977 | ||
Hi Kalos, Don't give up yet, brother. But we need to talk together. Perhaps at #140997? From the heart, Ray |
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3030 | The Red Writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 141980 | ||
Hi tduplechain, Let me test the wisdom of your spirit mind. Do you know that the red ink is equated with the words of Jesus? Do you know that the whiteness is equated with the Lamb? Do you know the difference between the word and the Word? Our robes are made white by the blood of the Lamb and not by the words of Christ. Do you agree? From the heart, Ray |
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3031 | The Red Writing | Rev 1:1 | Ray | 142065 | ||
Hi tduplechain, Thank you for responding to my questions. You have replied here that the "red ink is the words of jesus and the lamb is jesus". O.K. You also said that the "lamb of god takes away the sins". O.K. So you would agree then that it is the Lamb rather than the red ink (words) that takes away the sins. I also have asked you whether you know the difference between the word and the Word. I would say that the word of God is the Bible and the Word of God is God Himself. Would you agree or at least know the distinction I am making? In testing your spirit mind, the Scripture that came to my mind was 1 John 4:1. It says, "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God." So the question that I would ask now is whether you believe that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Do you know Him as coming in the flesh? Do you know Him as a Man with flesh and blood? My point is that He is not just red ink and words. He came to earth in the likeness of men; as a Man with flesh, blood, and bones. From the heart, Ray |
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3032 | Jesus' Physical Description | Rev 1:12 | Ray | 77954 | ||
Hi philemcc, What version did you use in your quote? Thanks. From the heart, Ray |
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3033 | What is the morning star here? | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 80855 | ||
Hi Tim, You didn't list here how the particular word is used in context. In Revelation 2:27 the one who overcomes is given the holy spirit in my way of thinking. That is where the power and authority is. What we hold fast to until He comes, v.25, is the word of truth, the gospel, the holy spirit if you will. Now, on the other hand, the context for Rev 22:16 is the great I am; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Root, Offspring, and Star (Bright and Morning). Again, I believe that the Scriptures talk of the Holy Spirit and the holy spirit. The Giver and the gift. The Giver and what is received or given. Here to my mind Rev 2:28 should be understood as the gift of the holy spirit which is from the Spirit and spoken from God. See also 2 Peter 1:21. What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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3034 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 82214 | ||
Hi Tim, Consider Ezekiel 36:26,27. Do you see both a new spirit and His Spirit? From the heart, Ray |
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3035 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 82241 | ||
Hi Tim, I don't think that v.26 refers to man's spirit, but rather being filled with the holy spirit [sic]. All the occurances of being "filled with the Holy Spirit" I am putting in lower case holy spirit. Consider Romans 1:4. Should it be interpreted as Spirit of holiness or spirit of holiness? From the heart, Ray |
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3036 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 151657 | ||
Hi Tim, Which version do you go with for Romans 1:4,5? The NKJ does not have "Jesus Christ our Lord" and the NKJ has a "through Him" instead of the "through whom" of the NASB. From the heart, Ray |
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3037 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 151682 | ||
Hi Tim, My next question then for you is, "The "through (w)Whom" is speaking of Whom? The NASB has Jesus Christ our Lord in proximity there; and I now note that the NKJ has Jesus Christ our Lord in verse 3. So is the "through (w)Whom" talking about the Spirit of Holiness or is it concerning His Son who was born according to the flesh? From the heart, Ray |
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3038 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 151800 | ||
Hi BradK, I agree with you in that we both appear to go with the NASB for Romans 1:4 in its placement of "Jesus Christ our Lord". As far as the birth of His Son [sic] is concerned; if we keep the Son capitalized as is the Son of God, then the flesh and the Spirit of (h)Holiness are not in opposition. That is the mystery and wonder of the incarnation; that He can be both Man and God. That is the gospel of God for which we as saints are set apart. 1) I learned tonight that another word (instead of "declared" or "appointed" to be the Son of God), would be "marked out". Green's Literal Version translates it thus. It has the idea of Strong's #3724, "horizo; from the same as 3725; to mark off by boundaries, to determine:--appointed(2), declared(1), determined(3), fixes(1), pre-determined(1)." He was "determined" to be the Son of God. From the heart, Ray |
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3039 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 151802 | ||
Hi Tim, Have you considered a "through which" for Romans 1:5. Could the antecedent be the "gospel" of God of verse one? From the heart, Ray |
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3040 | Both spirit and Spirit present within us | Rev 2:28 | Ray | 151811 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you for that information as well. Do you have any comments concerning what BradK and I have talked about? Does the idea of His humanity enter into the context of this passage? How are we to look at the (s)Spirit of (h)Holiness in verse 4 in comparison/contrast to our spirit serving in the gospel of His Son in verse 9? From the heart, Ray |
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