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NASB | John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name-- [Is 56:5] |
Subject: Why include "even" in John 1:12 |
Bible Note: aggravate 2 : to make worse, more serious, or more severe : intensify unpleasantly [problems have been aggravated by neglect] 3 a : to rouse to displeasure or anger by usually persistent and often petty goading b : to produce inflammation in usage Although aggravate has been used in sense 3a since the 17th century, it has been the object of disapproval only since about 1870. It is used in expository prose [when his silly conceit ... about his not-very-good early work has begun to aggravate us -- William Styron] but seems to be more common in speech and casual writing [a good profession for him, because bus drivers get aggravated -- Jackie Gleason (interview, 1986)] [and now this letter comes to aggravate me a thousand times worse -- Mark Twain (letter, 1864)]. Sense 2 is far more common than sense 3a in published prose. Such is not the case, however, with aggravation and aggravating. Aggravation is used in sense 3 somewhat more than in its earlier senses; aggravating has practically no use other than to express annoyance. Bottom of Form 0 (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) "Too many translations?" Or too many translation critics? Or both? |