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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: Luke 23:43 where is the thief? |
Bible Note: Greetings Jesusman! I would concur with what Doc had to say about Greek punctuation. The earliest manuscripts were all upper case (uncials) and had no punctuation or even spaces. Later manuscripts went to all lower case letters and added punctuation. If I may chime in on the topic though, here is a repost of one of my earlier posts on this topic. *********** Greetings Pudge! You are correct that there was limited or no punctuation in the original manuscripts. Therefore, context and historical patterns determine the usage. In this case, 'I say' is always (or almost always - I checked but could not find any contrary examples in a quick search) immediately follwed by the content of the speach or a pronoun identifying to whom the speaker is speaking. Further, there is not a single example of "I say today..." in any other passage in the New Testament. I have yet to find a single serious scholar who believes that Luke 23:43 should be punctuated in this manner. Finally, the verses says that the thief would be in paradise with Jesus, not Heaven. Many believe that paradise is a reference to Abraham's bosom, where the Old Testament saints resided until Christ's resurrection. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |