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1 | Who is this One (or one)? | 1 John 5:6 | Hank | 96330 | ||
Ray - When "that" is used as a relative pronoun, it can refer to a person regardless of gender, or to a thing or an idea. In the construction, "It is the Spirit that," the pronoun "that" no more indicates that the Spirit is an "it" than it does that the Spirit is a "he" or a "she." In other words, one must seek clarification of gender from the immediate or a broader context of Scripture. Has any light been shed? :-) Very cordially, --Hank | ||||||
2 | Who is this One (or one)? | 1 John 5:6 | Ray | 96367 | ||
Hi Hank, I know of only two occurances of "It is the Spirit that" and they are John 6:63 and 1 John 5:7. I agree with your beloved King James here on these occurances: John 6:63, KJ, "It is the spirit [sic] that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." 1 John 5:6b, KJ, "And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth." So like I say, I agree with the King James here. Now how my Greek linear translation determines that John 6:63 should read, "THE SPIRIT IS THE THING MAKING ALIVE; THE FLESH DOES NOT PROFIT ANYTHING." and 1 John 5:6 should read "AND THE SPIRIT IS THE ONE GIVING TESTIMONY, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS THE TRUTH." I say, how they determine these differing translations from the exact same Greek words I do not know; but I agree with them. John 6:63 means to them that the "spirit is the thing that" and 1 John 5:6b means that "the Spirit is the One or [One] giving testimony". I've written a bad paragraph of sentence structures, but I hope that I have made myself clear. Do you have any comments on my questions two or three above? From the heart, Ray |
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