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NASB | John 11:11 This He said, and after that He *said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 11:11 He said this, and after that said, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him." |
Subject: Where was Lazarus for 4 days? |
Bible Note: Greetings Danieln! Good morning my friend! While it is true that there was no punctuation in the earliest Greek manuscripts, there is strong evidence that the proper punctuation should be ", today" and not "today,". 1) 'Sermeron' or 'Today' is used 41 times in the New Testament. It is only used in close proximity with any form of 'lego' or 'I say' three times (Luke 23:43, Heb. 3:15, and James 4:13). In these other two cases, 'today' is clearly part of what was said. Thus, there is not a single other instance which can possible be translated "I say today...". 2) The phrase "Amen I say to you", in several different word orders, is used nine times (Mt. 5:26, 26:34, Mk. 14:30, Lk. 23:43, Jn. 3:3, 3:5, 3:11, 13:38, and 21:18). In all of these instances, this phrase is immediately followed by what was said, sometimes preceded by 'oti' and sometimes not. There is never another intervening other than 'oti', which is sometimes used like our quotation marks. 3) Every major translation punctuates Luke 23:43 in this manner. 4) Finally, 'I say today,...' would be redundant and unnecessary. When else would Jesus be saying it? So, while "today, " might be grammatically possible, there simply isn't any evidence for that reading at all. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran 2) |