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NASB | Luke 8:15 "But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:15 "But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience. |
Bible Question:
It is said that Jesus and the Word are synonymous. I would agree if one is talking about the Jesus and the Son. The problem comes when we capitalize the Word of God, the Holy Bible. Then we have a misunderstanding between the Word, Jesus, and the word of God, the Bible. In the verse for this thread we can see the problem by comparing the NASB with the Amplified version. Question: For Luke 8:11 is the parable talking about the Scriptures or about the Son of God? Luke 8:11, "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God." From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: Ray writes: "The problem comes when we capitalize..." Yes, yes, yes! Now you've got it. That's exactly when the problem comes -- when we take it upon ourselves to capitalize in an effort to clarify or improve upon the original text. Ray: I don't believe it is necessary to use capitalization to show whether this verse is talking about the written Word of God or the Son of God. Since the Greek text does not differentiate between capitalized and uncapitalized words, we must rely, not on capitalization, but upon context, as well as the other normal rules (principles) of interpretation, to interpet a Bible verse. Grace to you, kalos |