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NASB | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly. |
Subject: What does "send her away" refer to? |
Bible Note: Dear Ed, Thank you for your reply. Sir Pent may have a strong case based upon God's providential and special care regarding His Word is concerned. I do not argue against that view. As you know, I am an ardent proponent of God's soverign rule over all things which He has created. On the other hand, He has not chosen to reveal to us everything we would like to know, but only that which He desires for us to know. These things are those which are "written", or Holy Scripture. There is no scripture that I am aware of that specifcaly refers to copies or translations as being inerrant. Thankfully we have such a wealth of ancient fragments that we rest assured in the integrity of the Greek and Hebrew texts. But! Not all of the copies of the original autographa are exactly alike. If it were not for the fact that we have many differnt copys from many different copiests, to compare agaist one another, we would not have the concrete evidence that supports our faith in it's inerrancy. This may not have been a problem for believers, but our apologists would have had a hard time with sceptics. Brother John |