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1 | Father greater than Jesus | John 14:28 | Mary01 | 130906 | ||
Tim, I have no idea why, but I do wonder why the 1971 edition of the Revised Standard Version changed it's rendering to his own Son? Do they place the word "Son" in brackets showing that it's there just for clearity? or as a part of their actual translation? Mary |
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2 | Father greater than Jesus | John 14:28 | Morant61 | 130910 | ||
Greetings Mary! Usually brackets indicate a word that is not in the actual text. I can't speak for the publishers of the 1971 RSV, but that is usually the case. At best, it is an interpretative addition. There are so many verses that clearly speak of Jesus as being God. Yet, among many liberal theologians, the usual comment goes something like this: "This would be a strong statement concerning the Deity of Christ, but since the rest of the New Testament doesn't state it this strongly, we have opted for the weaker statement!" :-) Of course, if they didn't water down the clear meaning in each case, the NT would make a stronger statement! :) This is just one of many places where Paul calls Jesus, God! Others include: 1) Rom. 9:5 - "Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen." 2) Col. 2:9 - "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" 3) Titus 2:13 - "while we wait for the blessed hopeāthe glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" and the great passages of Col. 1:15-20 and Phil. 2:5-11. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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