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NASB | Matthew 24:14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:14 "This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end [of the age] will come. |
Subject: Every NATION or every PERSON? |
Bible Note: Greetings Jeff! Here is another perspective of Acts 13:48. J. O. Buswell writes: "Actually the words of Acts 13:48-49 do not necessarily have any reference whatever to the doctrine of God's eternal decree of election. The passive participle tetagnemoi may simply mean 'ready,' and we might well read, 'as many as were prepared for eternal life, believed.'" He adds, "Commenting on this word, Alford says, 'The meaning of this word must be determined by the context. The Jews had judged themselves unworthy of eternal life (v. 46); the Gentiles, 'as many as were disposed to eternal life,' believed...To find in this text preordination to life asserted, is to force both the word and the context to a meaning which they do not contain.'" This view is supported by the fact that the verb in Acts 13:48 is 'tasso', not 'protasso'. Thus, the translation of it as 'preordained' by many translations was an unfortuate and biasing translation. Just another viewpoint to consider when we consider election. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |