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NASB | John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:35 "By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love and unselfish concern for one another." |
Subject: Do you have a Prodigal in your family? |
Bible Note: This, too, might be worthy of note: I ran a search for the word "prodigal" in the KJV. When I did I got this message in reply: "Your search query for 'prodigal' did not return any results." If the word prodigal is used nowhere in the text of the English Bible, then I see no conflict between the Bible and the dictionary regarding the definition of prodigal. We may define a word to suit us, according to our whims, but ultimately a word will mean what it means. I wonder why the dictionary defines prodigal as "recklessly extravagant; characterized by wasteful expenditure : LAVISH." (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) Could it be because of where the word comes from? "prodigal Etymology: Latin prodigus, from prodigere to drive away, SQUANDER, from pro-, prod- forth [plus] agere to drive" (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) (Emphasis added.) If only the makers of dictionaries would consult their local Bible knowledge dilettante before publishing. |