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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
Subject: Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? |
Bible Note: Blessings Ray! When you stated, "I think that the attention given to capitalization will result in a more accurate understanding of the way of God." This is very true! In fact, this is one of the very reasons that influenced my choice of the NASB and NKJV over the NIV as my 'primary' Bibles. You cited Acts 5:20 and Acts 18:26 as examples of how attention given to capitalization in translation can result in more accurate understandings of the way of God. In Acts 5:20, the NKJV translates this verse as "words of this life", basically referring to the new life that a believer has in Jesus Christ. The NASB translates it this way, "the whole message of this Life." So we can see that the NASB is 'pointing past' the new life and to the Life Himself! :) I knew that if we kept digging, we would find at least one place where the NASB capitalizes a reference to Deity where the NKJV doesn't. The Amplified also capitalizes 'Life' here.. I see no discrepancy at all in Acts 18:26, even among the NIV, HCSB, KJV, and ASV. So I do not see where in Acts 18:26 where it proves that capitalization can prove to be a great aid in understanding the complete impact of a verse. Also, in Matthew 2:6, all three translations (NASB, NKJV and Amplified) capitalize the word "Ruler" [NASB- 'RULER'], showing complete agreement that this word should be capitalized since it pertains to Deity. These questions are always interesting Ray! Good study! Nolan |