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NASB | John 9:24 ¶ So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 9:24 ¶ So a second time they called the man who had been [born] blind, and said to him, "Give God glory and praise [for your sight]! We know this Man [Jesus] is a sinner [separated from God]." |
Subject: Do you yet say that Jesus was just a man |
Bible Note: "...if Paul was teaching that Christ was a created being, he was agreeing with the heresy he was writing to refute." NASB Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. AMPLIFIED Colossians 1:15 [Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation. "*the firstborn over all creation.* The Gr. word for 'firstborn' can refer to one who was born first chronologically, but most often refers to pre-eminence in position, or rank. In both Greek and Jewish culture, the firstborn was the ranking son who had received the right of inheritance from his father, whether he was born first or not. It is used of Israel who, not being the first nation, was however the preeminent nation. Firstborn in this context clearly means highest in rank, not first created for several reasons: 1) Christ cannot be both 'first begotten' and 'only begotten'; 2) when the 'firstborn' is one of a class, the class is in the plural form, but 'creation,' the class here, is in a singular form; 3) if Paul was teaching that Christ was a created being, he was agreeing with the heresy he was writing to refute; and 4) it is impossible for Christ to be both created, and the Creator of everything. Thus Jesus is the firstborn in the sense that He has the preeminence and possesses the right of inheritance 'over all creation'. He existed before the creation and is exalted in rank above it" (MacArthur Study Bible). |