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NASB | Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 6:4 There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame). [Num 13:33] |
Subject: Can angels have human babies? |
Bible Note: Dear JVH, I'm going to have to change my thoughts or at least clarify what I was saying. Thanks for writing. I was reading in the Greek/English Interlinear New Testament published by Tyndale that the phrase "being as was supposed the son of Joseph" is literally, "being (the) son, as it was being thought, of Joseph, the (son) of Heli, the (son) of Matthat,...the (son) of Adam, the (son) of God." Now all of that is written in capitals so you have to interpret as you see fit. Like I've said in the past, we all individually have to decide who this Person is. I want to point out two things. The word "BEING" means that it is true. The correct reading is not "being supposedly" but "being, as was supposed" or here in the Greek, being the Son, as it was being thought, of Joseph". Now of course the capital S is my interpretation. But Joseph knew he wasn't the father, and Jesus in the temple was doing His Father's business, so nothing was being denied. I've said that one can only have one father. Joseph had sons, God sent His Son. Spiritually He is the Son of Joseph, Son of David, and the Son of Abraham per Matthew's gospel verse one. NASB Matthew 1:20b, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son;...""God with us." Scripture is one of contrasts;Spirit or spirit-flesh,light-darkness, God-gods,and not least Man-man, Son-sons. We have to have that in the scriptures to understand what it is saying. When I talked earlier about Adam being a Man, I was thinking that he was made good, and in a sense after the fall he was just a man. a sinner just like you and me. But continuing to think about it and of course reading Genesis 1:26 and Gen 5:2 we can see that God created man, male and female, and named them Man in the day when they were created. So, you're right, he was always a man. Now, let's go back to the Greek and look at the Son of Joseph. You asked where it was stated that Jesus was the Son of Joseph. See Mark 6:3 , Son of Mary, and Matthew 13:53, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?"NASB Of course I would interpret it Man and Son. The New King James has it Man and son, yet they both capitalize He. Where is the consistency here? NASB says Jesus came to His hometown yet in Matt 13:57 it seems that the story is about "his hometown". Again where is the consistency? I got off the track. Look at the Greek, and the New King James version where the words that are not in the Greek are in italics. It's like I typed it at the start of this long writing, sorry. The words in italics are in parenthesis. So we see (the) Son of Joseph, of Eli, of ...David..Abraham...of Adam, of God." Now do you see that the Son of Joseph is referred back to when it says, "of Adam, (the Son) of God." In other words, "being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph,...but actually the Son of God." Or with punctuation, "being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph, ...of Adam,--the Son of God." Later, Ray V.H. |