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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: When is an indefinite pronoun definite? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! Assuming your interpretation is accurate, why would it be permissible to make 'you' refer to all believers, past and future, but not permissible to make 'any' and 'all' refer to anyone and all individuals? What exactly is the contextual justification for this approach? It seems to me that you can't have it both ways. Either 'you' and 'any' simply refer to the original readers of the Epistle, or they can refer to a wider group. However, if they refer to a wider group, then you lose your justification for limiting 'any' and 'all'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |