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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Subject: Are we ever "worthy" of God's love? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! It is good to hear from you as well my friend! I thought you might be paraphrasing, but I wasn't sure. I just want to double check, since I checked the translations I had at my disposal and none of them translated it that way! :-) Of course from our past discussions, you realize I respectfully disagree with your exgesis of this verse for the following reason. While it is true that Peter is speaking to a specific audience ("God is patient toward you"), the next phrase is universal, not specific. To say what you are paraphrasing, the Greek could have simply said: "God is patient toward you, not wanting you to perish, but for all of you to come to repentance." Instead though, the Greek says, "God is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance." The pronoun 'any' is the indefinite pronoun. It would have had to be definite to refer to the previous 'you'. And of course, the adjective 'all' is not modified in any way. For instance, it does not say 'all elect' or 'all of you'. I realize you don't agree with this view, but I wanted to lay it out that so that the Forum readers can decide for themselves. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |