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NASB | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
Subject: Perseverance and the word given here? |
Bible Note: Thanks Tim! That was indeed my concern, as you answered the question saying that perseverance and encouragement were not gifts, without qualifying the statement, because we know, at least we should know, they are gifts. Seems like a bit of nat straining but I think it's important nonetheless. And, again not to beleaguer the point to death, but I still think the verse can be taken either way without compromising it textually, or grammatically, since the text though it is a translation from Greek it is not written in Greek and does not 'necessarily' have to follow the same rules of grammar. In other words, it's a matter of opinion how the sentence should be dissected. But that brings us back to nat straining, doesn't it? After all, Tim, just look at all the different ways the verse has been written in the translations. Certainly, we are not more qualified to do the job. :-) John |