Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | John 8:41 "You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:41 "You are doing the works of your [own] father." They said to Him, "We are not illegitimate children; we have one [spiritual] Father: God." |
Subject: Defending themselves or accusing Jesus? |
Bible Note: Biblicalman You stated there was no real ritual connected with the actual marriage other than blessings being spoken over the couple. Yet many books, Manners and Customs in the Bible, New Manners and Customs of Bible Times, Understanding the Times of Christ, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah all talk of or mention that there was the ritual or custom. That being the showing of the virginal sheet in the morning. That was the white cloth that showed the blood stains of the virgin. Without this both families were shamed. And the lack of such evidence justified immediate annullment of the marriage. And usually the stoning of the Bride. Unless the Husband was willing to live with the shame by admitting he had violated the bride earlier it was a done deed. So I'm at a lost to understand your statement that premartial sex during the betrothal was accepted or common or even often happened. I would like to know what you are basing that on because it is contradictory to what I have been trained. I was aware that if the husband did have relations with his wife before the actual marriage and then married her some schools of teaching or sect of Judaism would accept the marriage but that was far from universal and always carried a shame of fornication. |