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NASB | Matthew 22:2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. |
Bible Question (short): Clarification on Kingdom parable. |
Question (full): Doc, thanks for the reply. But your answer seems to miss the point that the other times Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven, he does not use the same Greek word. In the others he uses the present active verb. Only in this parable does he use the passive voice. Rather than saying, "The Kingdom of God is like..." this parable depicts the Kingdom of God as receiving the action, and also in the past continuing tense (Though I am unsure exactly how to word this. It's all Greek to me, but from what I've studied, this parables wording is certainly unique.) Further more, why add the additional phrase "compared to a 'human' King." Why add the seemingly unnecessary word 'human' unless it's meant to further drive home the point. "The kingdom of heaven is being made to be like a human king who...." Or, maybe the Greek is better said, "The kingdom of heaven has been made to be like a human king who..." Like I said, I don't know how to word the tense correctly, but the voice being passive is indisputable where as in all the other kingdom is like parables, the voice is active. Certainly not trying to start anything. I just heard this in a sermon today and I'd like clarification. |
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Warren F. Kenney |