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NASB | John 14:14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:14 "If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it. |
Subject: Jn 14:14 Why "ask Me," instead of "ask" |
Bible Note: Greetings Hank! Good points my friend! You are correct that there are some textual variants involved in John 14:14. May I address a couple of your points. 1) Though it has often been claimed that the newer Greek texts are primarily based upon two text, this simply isn't true. Modern Greek texts are ecclectic and use all available sources. For instance, in John 14:14, The Alexandrian texts strongly support 'me', while theByzantine texts are divided on the point. 2) Secondly, I was also taught that manuscripts need to be weighed, not simply counted. Allow me to illustrate this point. Let's suppose that both of us are hired to transcribe a text. You, being the literate person that you are, take great care in your transcription and produce a high quality work. On the other hand, I was working all night and botched my transcription. But, I then used my scanner and made 50 copies of my transcription. Many years later, our manuscripts are discovered. Whose would be more reliable? Would mine be, simply because there were 50 copies? ;-) This is not to say that all Byzantine Texts are of poor quality, but there is historical evidence that these texts were deliberately standardized. Well, I have to get to bed my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |