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1 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | DocTrinsograce | 193008 | ||
Hi Jesusman, The original Greek had no punctuation, nor did it use case. Indeed, spaces between words were not used. I don't know if you can see this well (I have a full size facsimile in my study). I wish I could find a larger image. http://www.summer-school.hss.ed.ac.uk/greek/images/Septuagint_000.jpg It shows the beginning of John's Gospel. The original Hebrew of the Old Testament also lacked these characteristics. It also lacked vowels! In Him, Doc |
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2 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 193036 | ||
Reguardless of when the punctuation is put into the text, the statement remains the same. Jesus is telling this thief that he will be in paradise. Be that Abraham's bosom, or heaven, or whatever, the fact is that the thief wasn't going to hell. Jesus begins by saying "truly I say to you ...". In other words, "I'm not lying here ...". Jesusman |
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