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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 | brothersmith | 216440 | ||
Thank you for your input here. Help me out a bit; first clause? Somehow I do not see what you mean as I thought the first clause was verse 5 and the second clause was verse 6. Could you also tell me why your literal translation left out the word gives, as oppossed to the NASB? Romans 5, 6 Please show me how this works, perhaps I am calling it the wrong thing? Clause one - Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, Clause two - so that with one accord you may wtih one voice glorify God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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3 | Perseverance and the word given here? | Rom 15:5 | Morant61 | 216446 | ||
Greetings Brothersmith! You are correct about the clauses, I should have spoken of subject and predicate, rather than clauses. I did not include the 'gives' from the NASB because it is not actually in the text. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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