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NASB | Deuteronomy 27:20 ¶ 'Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 27:20 ¶ 'Cursed is he who is intimate with his father's [former] wife, because he has violated what belongs to his father.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' |
Bible Question:
"AMEN" Personally, I love saying "Amen" outloud. To me it means that what has just been said, is the truth and I am agreeing. I have been told by a certain person that by my saying "Amen" outloud in church is wrong because it is distracting and I am using it as an ordinary word with no thought behind it. I did try to explain that it makes me feel good to say it when something that is preached to us, sets me on fire for God and I know it is the truth because it is from the Bible. Make sense? Am I wrong to say "AMEN" aloud or does it mean the "END" of something and NOT the meaning I think it is. Mouse |
Bible Answer: Hi, Mouse... Just to add a little more to the discussion... As our Brother Steve pointed out, in Jewish tradition saying "Amen" was a way of affirming the truth of a statement made by another. "Let it be so!" Christ needs not the affirmation of human beings, for He spoke out of divine authority. Consequently, He said "Amen, Amen" (using the typical Hebraic method of emphasis by repetition) prior to many of His statements. When I see that in the gospels, I always think: Now here comes something important! Our use of it today would be inappropriate if we stated "Amen, Amen... something or other." That would be presuming on the divine perogative. But using it at the end of a prayer or as an exclamation of encouragement -- for a brother or sister who has spoken truly or well -- is a practice that has transitioned well into our own congregational culture. Furthermore, it has done so without anything getting "lost in the translation." We have our Biblically literate ancestors to thank for that! In Him, Doc |