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NASB | 1 Timothy 6:14 that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 6:14 to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
Subject: Which commandment was he talking about? |
Bible Note: Hello, SomeOtherName. You say you dropped the vowel in the word "God" years ago in order not to offend. Out of curiosity I ask, "Offend whom?" In your profile you say you prefer the King James Bible, but you surely are aware that it never refers to our heavenly Father as G-d. Nor does the NASB, which was translated under the aegis of the Lockman Foundation, our hosts of this Forum. This matter regarding the usage of this item, as well as other unconventional terminologies, on SBF has come up before. We most of us who are regulars on the Forum agree that it is of utmost importance to enter posts that are as plain and lucid as we can make them, without esoteric garnish of any kind. To write G-d, therefore, in lieu of God might possibly offend somebody, though I confess that I don't know who it would be or how it would offend. but it is virtually certain, to confuse more readers than it would offend. Since we have no scriptural basis whatever for dropping the "o" in "God" and consequently no cogent reason for doing so, let's adhere to the conventions of standard English usage and write "God" instead of "G-d." Can we make the case that the translators of the KJV, the NASB, and many other respected English translations were being imprudent and offensive by their use of God instead of G-d? I don't think so, do you? You can rest assured that you may use the vowel in the word "God" on this Forum with impunity! --Hank |