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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit? |
Subject: Examine yourselves! |
Bible Note: To be honest, I'm not particularly concerned about the need to use capital letters in pronouns referring to God or in indirect references to the Spirit that are not using the name "Holy Spirit" within them, since this is largely a matter of current language usage rather than any reference whatsoever to either the original Greek and Hebrew texts or standard English requirements. However, if someone uses them at all, he or she should be consistent in their usage whenever possible. That said, I typically use such capitalization myself. I think either version (capitalized or not) is a potentially valid reading of 1 Jn 3:24 (for versions that use capitalization), depending on whether the usage of Spirit/spirit is referring to consideration 1) or 2) below. I lean toward the NAS's view of capitalizing it as a reference to the Holy Spirit. I also agree with your use of the small "s" in your question, since you were asking a question that left room for at least 2 answers, depending on the considerations below. 1) We can be either of the Holy Spirit of God or another spirit set against God. This was the chosen reference of my response. The question would be framed with a small "s" as you did, since there is uncertainty whether the spirit is from God or not until AFTER the examination. However, my response was written with the idea that I believe we are both "in Christ" and therefore "of the Spirit of God;" thus I reflected back your question with the word "Spirit" capitalized simply for encouragement and humor. 2)This could refer to spirits not directly related to God or demonic forces, but simply the kind of attitude in which we act in conversing on the forum (a spirit of pleasant brotherhood, a spirit of contention, etc.). Again, your use of the lowercase "s" would be the only appropriate usage in this case as well. Hope this answers your question as to my opinion of your usage. |