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1 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | matronsgt13 | 135924 | ||
2 corn. the god of this world hath blinded. I will stop there. my question is this. who is the god of this world, and who has he blinded. | ||||||
2 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | xmikx | 135925 | ||
I have a New Living Traslation bible and this is the verse you used: 4Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. The god of this world is referring to Satan and he has blinded the minds of those who don't believe in Jesus as their personal savior. I hope this helps. |
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3 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | Morant61 | 135936 | ||
Greetings Xmikx! The only problem with the Living Bible is that it is a paraphrase, not a translation. Paraphrases involve interpretion more than translation. Thus, in 2 Cor. 4:4, the word 'Satan' never appears in the text, but the Living Bible 'adds' it anyway. Thus, they potentially change the meaning of the text. There isn't a single verse in the Bible where Satan is called a 'god'. So, why should his name be added to this verse? :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | xmikx | 135939 | ||
Hey Tim. I agree with you on the New Living Translation bible. I know it is not a word for word translation only a phrase for phrase translation. But I do not feel they changed the meaning of the text. This verse is speaking of Satan as being the one who has blinded the eyes of the unbelieving so that the unbelieving will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God. You say they potentially change the meaning of the text, but that is not the case of 2 Cor 4:4. You also state the Living Bible 'adds' it anyway. The way you wrote your post is as if the Living Bible is the only translation/version that has 'added' things. If you will search any verse on this website, it lists both the NASB and the Amplified translations. They are not exact matches for the exact same verse. The Amplified translation has many 'added' words/phrases that do not appear in the NASB or any other version of the Bible. I am not trying to attack you or any other version or translation of the Bible, I am merely stating my opinion as you did about the Living Bible translation. Mike |
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5 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | Morant61 | 135943 | ||
Greetings Mike! My view on the Living Bible is more than opinion! :-) I happen to know Greek. I have the Greek New Testament. 'Satan' does not appear in the Greek text. Therefore, when the Living Bible 'puts' 'Satan' into the verse, it is most certainly adding words to the text. By the way, the Living Bible is not a phrase for phrase translation. It is a paraphrase, thus, it isn't a translation at all. :-) Personally, I am not a big fan of the Amplified either. The Amplified basically lists every 'possible' meaning of a Greek word. However, words in context don't have every 'possible' meaning. They are usually limited to one. There are some places in the Bible where a translator must 'add' a word or two because the Greek doesn't make sense in English without the 'added' word. For instance, there are places in Greek where there isn't even a verb. But, back to the main point. You wrote: "This verse is speaking of Satan as being the one who has blinded the eyes of the unbelieving so that the unbelieving will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God." Where does the text say this? ;-) Since the word 'Satan' doesn't appear in the text, how do you know that the text is speaking of 'Satan'? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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