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NASB | Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Listen carefully, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will call his name Immanuel (God with us). [Is 9:6; Jer 31:22; Mic 5:3-5; Matt 1:22, 23] |
Subject: Why was Jesus named “Jesus”? |
Bible Note: Tim All my classes in language convinced me of one thing, the translators of the Bible did a great job! I kind of chuckle when I hear people tell me how they study and find where the bible is translated wrong particularly in the Greek arena. Knowing my deficiencies in the Greek language I made friends really quick with a Greek Orthodox Priest whose native language is Greek. Every so often I go to him with a verse or paragraph I can’t figure out or feel something is missing and ask him what it means. He gets out his Greek Bible and explains the meaning to me. It usually is about the same but he is often able to add a warmth or color to the phrase that may otherwise be missing. He is far better than Robertson’s Word Pictures in that when I visit him, his wife usually feeds me some really great Greek pastries. Besides his openness and honesty humility is so very refreshing. :-). There are times when he stumbles around trying to find the right words. Usually he frustrates himself asks what my Bible says and when I read it his face brightens up and he says, “yea that what it means.” I joke with him that he is the Greek and he is suppose to be telling me what it says. He explains on the really difficult passages he sometimes can’t think of a satisfactory word since there is no real direct equivalent. He feels this is where the Bible translators did an excellent job. Like I said it is all Greek to me unless it is Hebrew! :-) EdB |