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NASB | Acts 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:3 To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God. |
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Bible Note: Scott, thanks for your response and further explanation of your intended meaning in a previous post. I think your latter explanatory post, while clearer certainly than the former one, still falls a trifle short of what I'm inferring that you are attempting to say. Please forgive my playing the pedant, Scott -- the malady is common among those who are English majors -- but I think it would be of help to consider with you your usage of the phrase "a narrative and a spiritual meaning" as it applies to the Bible. It is correct to say that a narrative HAS a spiritual meaning (if this is true of the text in question), but incorrect to say that a text has a narrative meaning. The text IS the narrative. Narrative merely means the telling of something, whether it is a fictional story or a factual account. And you are quite right, I believe, to say in essence that all the Bible, from Genesis to the Revelation, is full of spiritual meaning, no matter what kinds of literature are considered -- from the flowing prose of the creation account in Genesis, to the stirring poetry of the wisdom books, to the arresting stories in Jesus' parables, to the colorful imagery of Revelation: all are rich in spiritual meanings. I note that you quote from a Cambridge King James Bible. I too own a Cambridge, in calfskin leather, which I prize. The Cambridge is a masterpiece of printing and binding. The King James is the only translation that has been called a masterpiece. The Bible in the original tongues, I am told, is a masterpiece. And it was written by the Master! So, my friend, when you hold in your hand a Cambridge Bible, you are in possession of an unbeatable combination of superlatives by all measures! May God bless. --Hank |