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NASB | Matthew 10:33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:33 "But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven. |
Bible Question:
Dear kalos, No. I don't believe the question is out of line. I have spoken with John Best. And he really seems to know his Greek (runs my poor brain in circles). However, as anyone who has studied Greek can tell you, English is much more imprecise and there can often be more than one translation. So I was soliciting to see if any one else could confirm or deny what I have been told. I have been told this information. I do not know Greek and therefore must 'trust' someone to inform me. And I try to stay open to other's interpretations. So, come on, you Greekoids, help me out here. In Him, Bill Mc |
Bible Answer: I would go to Kittel's Theological Dictionary of N.T. words. I have found on more than one occasion a Greek scholar disagree with Kittel and frankly I would defer to his referance work as the final authority on the tense of a greek word in a particular passage. I am like you...I don't speak Greek and only have 1 Greek class under my belt--which makes me almost literate :-) in this language. One general rule I do go by is this: If someone comes out with something that I have never heard before, I usually find a good reason why that is so. DTS is a great school, but like others they usually have a theological ax to grind. My neighbor is attending DTS and is almost ready to graduate and that comment comes from him more than me. |