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NASB | John 5:43 "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 5:43 "I have come in My Father's name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter. |
Subject: Is there another helper? |
Bible Note: Hi Hank, I thank you very much for your reply to my question. My short question reads another helper and in that case the word another would be an adjective. But I believe that Another is as much a personal pronoun as the He of the end of the verse. Most but not all pronouns are capitalized in the NASB and certainly the last copyright has more than the original. I think that there is too much between verse 32 and the testimony of the Father in verse 38 for Him to be speaking of the Father's words. In other words the verses in between talk of John's testimony and the testimony of the works done. I thank you for your reference to Matthew 24:3 for it compares very well with John 5:43. Mt 24:3b, "Tell us, when will theses things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" compared with Jn 5:43, "..if Another comes..." Let me tell you why I don't think that this another speaks of the false Christs. John 5:43 reads, "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him." If another were the false Christ he wouldn't be coming in his own name, but in Christ's name. But you are right, "See that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying 'I am the Christ', and will mislead many." Jesus said "I am" and we know who He is. The trouble is, many can be misled because English does not allow us to say "i am He". Truth does not allow us to say that. But it sure does show the contrast between man and the Man, Jesus doesn't it? Do you see why capitalization is important? |