Subject: Hebrews 6:6 explained |
Bible Note: Greetings John! The problem is that 'all' is not an adjective. It does not require an antecedent. Even if it did, there was a larger crowd present in v. 20 and in v. 29. Jesus did not single out the Greeks in v. 23. In fact, His response in the Greek could be interpreted as a rejection of their request to come see Him since it begins with a mild adversative - 'de'. Most importantly though, there are ways that Jesus could have said 'all kinds of men' or 'Gentiles and Jews'. He didn't! His statement stands on it's own and requires no added words to make it's meaning clear. Finally, v. 32 does not say that all men will be drawn to the cross, but it says "I will draw all men to me". Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |