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NASB | John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:24 "That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins." [Ex 3:14; Matt 24:5; Mark 13:6; Luke 21:8] |
Bible Question:
Tim, I have been following the forum here and there for about 6 months and decided to jump on because I am passionate about John 8:24. I even use John 8:24 when I witness to people because I don't think people are truly saved until they believe that Jesus is Jehovah, the One True God. I agree with you that people need to know the nature of Jesus and that He is God and Jehovah. I just e-mailed my pastor who knows a lot about the Septuagint (LXX) and he says that the word ego eimi is in the Septuagint so I don't know why you don't give Andy this Septuagint translation and this debate would be over. Is their a good Septuagint translation online? Thanks, Servetus |
Bible Answer: Greetings Servetus! Welcome to the forum and to the discussion my friend! Andy is aware of the Septuagint translation. It translates Ex. 3:14 as 'I am He who is'. They use 'ego eimi' but they also add the definitive participial form of 'eimi'. This differs from the form in Ex. 3:14. I agree with you that the LXX translation is strong evidence that Jesus is referring to the Divine Name in John 8:24. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |