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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:
Steve, can you verify this? Dr. John Best of Dallas Theological Seminary teaches Greek. He says that the literal translation of verse 22 says, "Jesus breathed (sighed) and said, "Receive (future tense - when it comes) the Holy Spirit." I have not verified this through another source. Can you add or clarify this verse any? In Him, Bill Mc |
Bible Answer: Greetings Bill! While I would never claim to know as much a professor, this is a question that a first year Greek student should be able to answer. Here is the literal reading of John 20:22 along with the parsing for the verbs: "And after saying (Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular) this, He breathed (Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd, Singular) and says (Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd, Singular) to them, 'Receive (Aorist, Active, Imperative, 2nd, Plural) (the) Holy Spirit.'" "Receive" is an Aorist Active command, indicating a command to do something at a point in time. When that time occurs is not specified. It is the kind of action that is specified, not the time of action. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |