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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: Greetings There! Sorry it took me so long to answer, I never got a notification about your response! My point was basically that whichever view you take on the application of these two verses, it would be very difficult to see two different groups being referred to. Since the same pronoun is used in both verses, it would be difficult to say that one is a believer and one is not. Personally, I see both verses as referring to believers. The context concerns being a witness in a very hostile environment. Then, two scenerios are lain out. One concerns being a faithful witness, the other concerns being an unfaithful witness. Concerning "av", it really is connected with the verb, not the indefinite pronoun. It is usually used with conditional statements. In this case, it may mean something like what Charis said in his post, that denial is possible but unlikely. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |