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NASB | John 1:21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he *said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the [promised] Prophet?" And he answered, "No." [Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5] |
Subject: The "Prophet".. |
Bible Note: Hi Nolan, Having said that the Jews had clues that Deity would come into the world, I also believe that it was in God's plan that this would not be well known in order that His purpose would be done; namely, He came to die. I believe that these 'heavenly' languages of the Scriptures hide the "mysteries" of our faith. We can look back now and see the prophecies in hindsight. The passage of Deuteronomy 18:18 is a case in point. We can look back now and capitalize those pronouns along with the NKJ version and be totally correct. But it was hidden from them because they did not have capitalization. Consider Acts 7:37 with me along with a comparison to Deut 18:18. I would like you to note in the NASB Study Bible that the margin says for Acts 7:35, "This Moses...is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush." I would capitalize Angel here along with the NKJ. It goes on in verse 37 to quote our Deuteronomy verses. "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, 'GOD SHALL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN." I would have you note the marginal option for translation. It requires an additional pronoun; "GOD SHALL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET AS HE RAISED UP ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.' This would be my choice in translating for it gives the understanding that the disciples would now have of this passage. In other words, "God shall raise up for you a Prophet as He raised up me..." See also Acts 3:22, "to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you." NASB See also NKJ for verse 23. |