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NASB | Acts 5:20 "Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 5:20 "Go, stand and continue to tell the people in the temple [courtyards] the whole message of this Life [the eternal life revealed by Christ and found through faith in Him]." |
Bible Question: Acts 5:20 ends with the word life. NAS capitalizes it no other translation does. Is it because they believe it is a reference to Jesus? Ie. "...tell the whole message of this Life." actually means "...tell the whole message of Jesus." |
Bible Answer: Hi, hochimoe... Welcome to the forum, pastor! It is difficult to know precisely what the translators were thinking. I do not know of any documentation of their deliberations, except in general purpose. Robert Jamieson describes this phrase as a "beautiful expression for that Life in the Risen One which was the burden of their preaching!" John Calvin and John Gill, in their commentaries, say more, but they tend to concur. This is somewhat different from your supposition, but if we think more broadly, it certainly would encompass Christ's life, our life in Him, life through the gospel, etc. Perhaps the phrase hearkens back to the words of our Lord as in John 6:63, 68; 12:50; 17:3. In Him, Doc |
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