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NASB | Matthew 1:18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit. |
Subject: How far would you go in a translation? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ray! I think the thought is that Jesus is making a play on words. 'Pneuma', like it's OT counterpart, can refer to "wind" or "spirit". The clues are the presence of the phrase "in the same way" and the word "to blow". Thus, everything before the ",so is" refers to a literal wind, and everything after refers to the Holy Spirit. On John 3:5, the absence of the definite article doesn't necessarily rule out a reference to the Holy Spirit. Note that verse 6 and 8 do include it. My choice, would be to stay with the capitalized 'Spirit'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |