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NASB | Matthew 16:18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:18 "And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. [Eph 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:18] |
Subject: Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? |
Bible Note: Hi MJH, The word play may simply have been picked up in the Greek, if in fact Jesus didn't speak it in Greek. Consider if He spoke this today in English, "you are a rock, and upon this bedrock I will build My church", when translated into Greek, it could well be rendered as we read in the text. So what we see as a wordplay may only be a byproduct of translation. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark PS for anyone interested, I recommend "The Language that Jesus Spoke", by Doug Hamp. This slim book gives a compelling Scriptural presentation, as well as historical and linguistic, demonstrating Hebrew as the language of the Jews until the dispersion in 132 AD. |