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NASB | John 14:28 "You heard that I said to you, 'I go away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:28 "You heard Me tell you, 'I am going away, and I am coming back to you.' If you [really] loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going [back] to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
Subject: Father greater than Jesus |
Bible Note: Greetings Mary! Usually brackets indicate a word that is not in the actual text. I can't speak for the publishers of the 1971 RSV, but that is usually the case. At best, it is an interpretative addition. There are so many verses that clearly speak of Jesus as being God. Yet, among many liberal theologians, the usual comment goes something like this: "This would be a strong statement concerning the Deity of Christ, but since the rest of the New Testament doesn't state it this strongly, we have opted for the weaker statement!" :-) Of course, if they didn't water down the clear meaning in each case, the NT would make a stronger statement! :) This is just one of many places where Paul calls Jesus, God! Others include: 1) Rom. 9:5 - "Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen." 2) Col. 2:9 - "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" 3) Titus 2:13 - "while we wait for the blessed hopeāthe glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" and the great passages of Col. 1:15-20 and Phil. 2:5-11. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |