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81 | Strength through Him or in Him? | 2 Cor 12:9 | Ray | 137584 | ||
Philippians 4:13 comes to mind. "I can do all things through Him [Christ] who strengthens me". This is another place where the manuscripts differ. It is a place where the capitalized "Who" or "the One who" would be voted for. The Greek has the definite article (Strong's 3588) and some manuscripts have the word "Christ" later in the verse. Whose power is perfected in weakness? |
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82 | Whose power perfected in weakness | 2 Cor 12:9 | Ray | 137461 | ||
My NASB Study Bible marginal note for 2 Corinthians 12:9 says [Later mss. read My power]. Because the manuscripts differ we have different versions of the Bible. 2 Corinthians 12:9, NASB, "And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me." 2 Cor 12:9, NKJ, "And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness". Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." I am considering the power of God. I was comparing some verses which in my mind relate to 2 Cor 12:9. I welcome comments. 2 Cor 13:4 with 2 Cor 4:7 Luke 22:43 with 2 Cor 13:4 Luke 22:46, NKJ with 2 Cor 13:7 Luke 22:45 with 2 Cor 13:12 1 Cor 10:13 with 2 Cor 12:9 Any comments on these comparison verses? From the heart, Ray |
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83 | In Whom, in whom, or in Him? | Col 1:14 | Ray | 137300 | ||
I was asked what I thought about capitalizing different versions of the pronoun "who". For instance in comparing Col 1:14 above with the NASB and the Amplified; we have both "in whom" and "in Whom". My answer would be that even though we know the One of whom the verse speaks, I would not count the pronoun "whom" as speaking of the Person Himself. In other words, the verse could just as well be translated, "in Him we have redemption"; in which case I would certainly capitalize the pronoun. The choice of "who" or "He" is up to the translator. I would influence or encourage a translator toward as much consistency as possible. The same Greek letters are used in Colossians 1:14 and Ephesians 1:7 but I will show the actual printed translations here. Colossians 1:14, NKJ, "in whom we have redemption..." Colossians 1:14, NASB, "in whom we have redemption..." Ephesians 1:7, NKJ, "In Him we have redemption..." Ephesians 1:7, NASB, "In Him [marginal note, Lit. whom] we have redemption..." I hope that this will give us a starting point for discussion. From the heart, Ray |
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84 | Being in the Beloved? | Col 1:12 | Ray | 137178 | ||
The 1995 copyright of the NASB has several capitalization changes for the word "Light" and this verse is one of the changes. I agree with that change. I would welcome comments on a comparison of Colossians 1:13 with Ephesians 1:6, which I suggest is a perfect match. From the heart, Ray |
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85 | God has given: What is eternal life? | 1 John 5:11 | Ray | 136076 | ||
1 John 5:11, "And the witness [testimony, NASB95] is this, that **God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." John 10:28, "and **I give eternal life to them, and they shall not perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand." In comparing these verse I would say that it is evident that Jesus is God. I see the Scriptures telling us that believing "in the name of the Son of God" is recognizing that "I and the Father are one". Do you have any other thoughts concerning the eternal life that is given to us? From the heart, Ray |
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86 | No other (g)God(s)? Internet site? | Deut 4:35 | Ray | 134929 | ||
Where would I go to find a Hebrew manuscript text so that I could compare Deuteronomy 4:35 with 5:7 and Isaiah 45:21? Could you suggest an Internet site? From the heart, Ray |
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87 | No other God besides Me? | 1 Cor 8:5 | Ray | 134889 | ||
Are there any other verses besides Isaiah 45:21 that reads, "there is no other God besides Me". Or as the KJ reads, "there is no God else besides me". From the heart, Ray |
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88 | Born from above: spirit or Spirit? | John 3:5 | Ray | 134554 | ||
I have penciled in my personal copy of the Scriptures a lower case "spirit" for this verse, John 3:5. Consider these words of truth and spirit with me. Luke 2:51, "And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and He continued in subjection to them; and (His) mother treasured all these things in her heart." John 3:10, "(Jesus) answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?" Jesus said that He had to be involved "in the things of My Father". Luke 2:49 Do you think that these passages are talking about the affairs of "spiritual" things, heavenly things? Do you think that we are born from above by words of spiritual witness? From the heart, Ray |
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89 | Things of... | John 16:15 | Ray | 133971 | ||
What is the "thing of Me" or the "what is Mine" that Jesus is speaking of? What is the "it" that will be disclosed? From the heart, Ray |
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90 | Is there such a thing as a false Christ? | 1 John 4:3 | Ray | 133803 | ||
Is there such a thing as a false Christ? | ||||||
91 | My Rock, in whom I take refuge? v.3 | 2 Sam 22:32 | Ray | 133471 | ||
2 Samuel 22 is a song sung by David. It is his testimony of how the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. As one interested in capitalization of Deity and as one who has counted the pronouns of various prayers in the Scriptures; I wonder about the sum total of pronouns of Deity in this testimony of David's. For this consideration, I wonder about the "Rock". I count five occurances of this word. How many would you count as speaking of "Himself" as a (r)Rock? Would you go, for instance, with the "Rock" of the Amplified version for 2 Samuel 22:32? From the heart, Ray |
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92 | These things say He who is holy | Is 22:22 | Ray | 133368 | ||
Isaiah 22:22, "Then I will set the key of David on his shoulder, When he opens no one will shut, When he shuts no one will open. 23 And I will drive him like a peg in a firm place, And he will become a throne of glory to his father's house." Revelation 3:7, NKJ, "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy, He who is true, 'He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens':" What are your thoughts concerning the difference in lower and upper cases for this One who is holy and true? Rev 3:7, NASB, "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:'" Which translation of Revelation 3:7 would you go with? From the heart, Ray |
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93 | The (s)Shepherd's value? | Zech 11:13 | Ray | 133287 | ||
The Amplified version sees the thirty pieces of silver as being the sum at which both the Lord and also His shepherd were valued. What do you think? Is this the price that the Lord is valued at? My question is whether I should count the "I was valued" as a pronoun of Deity. When you look at the quotation marks in Zechariah 11:13 of various versions, one can see the reason for the question. Which version do you go with? Zech 11:13, NKJ, "And the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter"--that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter." Zech 11:13, NASB, "Then the Lord said to me, "Throw it to the potter, that magnificent price at which I was valued by them." From the heart, Ray |
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94 | A look at pronouns: Is (l)Light needed? | Dan 2:22 | Ray | 133223 | ||
Reference Isaiah 50:10, post #33229. In this previous post I had considered capitalizing "Light" for Daniel 2:22 because I believe that Jesus claimed to be the Light of the world. However, this does not need to be the interpretation for there is in the verse the contrast of darkness and light. What I have "penciled in" for my personal copy is a combination of the NKJ translation for verse 23a and the NASB translation for 23b. So here is my interpretation/translation for what it is worth. Daniel 2:22, "It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him. 23 I thank Thee and praise Thee, O God of my fathers, For Thou has given me wisdom and power; Even now Thou hast made known to me what we requested of Thee, For Thou hast made known to us the king's matter." Comments from any Hebrew scholar or more reference verses would be appreciated. From the heart, Ray |
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95 | Given what to drink?Made to drink of? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Ray | 132916 | ||
Reference #132878 Hi Tim, What version were you quoting for 1 Corinthians 12:13? I am wondering about "and we were all given the one Spirit to drink". What are we to drink? King James, "and have been all made to drink into one Spirit". NKJ, "and have all been made to drink into [NU omits into] one Spirit." NASB, "and we were made to drink of one Spirit." From the heart, Ray |
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96 | May the Lord give...May the Lord bless | Ps 28:1 | Ray | 131915 | ||
I am looking at Psalms 28:1, Psalms 28:9, Psalms 29:10, and Psalms 30:10. In these verses are words that can be interpretted as pronouns of Deity. They are "Rock, Shepherd, King, and Helper." l) Psalm 28:1, NASB, "To Thee, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, Lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit." Psalm 28:1, NKJ, "To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock; Do not be silent to me,..." 2) Psalm 28:9, "Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever." Psalm 28:9, NKJ, "Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever." 3) Psalm 29:10, NASB, "The Lord sat [as King] at the flood; Yes, the Lord sits as King forever." Psalm 29:10, NKJ, "The Lord sat [enthroned] at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever." 4) Psalm 30:10, "Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be Thou my helper." Psalm 30:10, NKJ, "Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper." How important to you are these words/pronouns and their interpretations? From the heart, Ray |
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97 | Genesis 22:14, "it will be seen". | Gen 22:8 | Ray | 131250 | ||
Comments on the forum recently showed an interest in how much we should spiritualize this passage of Scripture. The story certainly shows that God will provide; He provided the lamb for Abraham. The question is, how much should we spiritualize the story to show that it was prophesizing about the Lamb of God. I noticed today for the first time that "provide", or I would suppose "provide for" is literally "see". Thus Genesis 22:8 can be interpretted as saying, "And Abraham said, 'God will **see Himself [as] the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' So the two of them walked on together." So the questions which the passage bring to my mind is: How much is the Lamb a lamb? How much is God a god (in the image of God) How much is the Man a man? How much is the Angel an angel? How much is the Spirit a spirit? I see Galatians 3 as a companion Scripture. From the heart, Ray |
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98 | Do you believe in "Me, the only God?" | 1 Cor 8:5 | Ray | 131085 | ||
Hi pcdarcan, You wrote that "the Bible does say that there are "other gods", however there is only 'one true God' and from that true God's perspective, there is not another true "God" (or 'there is not another me, God')." As a capitalizer of Deity, I would capitalize "Me". Would you find anything wrong with capitalizing that pronoun, if only in your mind? For afterall, the "me, God" is talking about Jehovah in Isaiah 45:5. From the heart, Ray |
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99 | God is Light? | Acts 26:18 | Ray | 130476 | ||
1 John 1:5, NASB, copyright 1995, reads "And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:7 goes on and reads, "but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." In the previous 1977 copy the Lockman Foundation had "light" in lower case. I had always penciled in for my personal copy the upper case Light so I was encouraged in my interpretation by the most recent copyright. My question here is whether the upper case Light should be considered for Acts 26:18 as well. My argument for Light [sic] is that the relationship of darkness and the dominion of Satan contrasts with the "to Light" and "to God". More comments from anyone? From the heart, Ray |
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100 | Do we receive *holy *spirit as a gift? | Luke 11:13 | Ray | 130093 | ||
In considering Romans 5:5, in my personal copy I have penciled in a lower case "holy spirit". I do this because I think of the holy spirit as the gift of God which is given to us. I compare the verse with Acts 11:16, "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the *holy *spirit'. 17 If God therefore gave to them the same gift as He gave to us..." I would like some comments from the forum members as I continue to consider the gift of "holy spirit". From the heart, Ray |
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