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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. |
Subject: Can A Christian disown Christ? |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, "Hostis" means 'which some, i.e. any that, which same, they'. Since it is used in two separate verses/sentences, I'm not sure it needs justification. The actual Greek words used for "whosoever" in verse 32 are "pas hostis", and in verse 33 the words are "hostis an". "Pas" means all, any, every, whole, whosoever. "An" means possibility or supposition. Do you understand those pronouns to imply that both verses speak about believers? 32) Believers who confess Christ, and then 33) believers who deny (reject) Christ? I guess since I don't think anyone who rejects Christ is a believer, I would still contend that verse 33 is talking about unbelievers. After reading this, please let me know if I understood your question correctly? I can see where your question could come from two different perspectives. |