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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Subject: Dear Forum, can you verify my research? |
Bible Note: Thanks for the comments. This one struck me: E. C. Colwell: "...predicate nouns preceding the verb cannot be regarded as indefinite or qualitative simply because they lack the article; it could be regarded as indefinite or qualitative only if this is demanded by the context and in the case of John 1:1c this is not so." "A Definite Rule for the Use of the Article in the Greek New Testament," Journal of Biblical Literature, 52 (1933), p. 20. It seems to me that the predicate noun "theos" should be considered qualitative as "demanded by the context" since the Word is said to be with THE God. The apostle would not confuse his readers by saying the Word was "with" God and "is" God. This is especially obvious when one gets to a consistent theme of John as stated in verse 18 - "no one has seen God." Of course his readers had seen Christ. Similarly, Paul, quoting first Isaiah 40:13, states: "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Cor 2:16) The context demands a qualitative usage such as: divine, godly, godlike, or literally,a god. While the other comments are more difficult to decipher, Mr. Yeager's comments clearly misrepresent opposing arguments in order to stir emotions and mislead his audience. |