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NASB | 1 John 5:16 ¶ If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:16 ¶ If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will pray and ask [on the believer's behalf] and God will for him give life to those whose sin is not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for this [kind of sin]. |
Bible Question: Define the three witnesses of 1 John 5:7-8. |
Bible Answer: Hi Estabon, Welcome to the forum; I hope that you will enter in the thread you started with comments and reactions. May I introduce myself as one who is interested in capitalization of pronouns of Deity and also as one interested in counting them. Hence, my comments will concern those things. If you have read the other suggested threads, you know that "Father, Word, and Holy Spirit" are four words concerning Deity, but they are being disputed as having been put in later, or as being "marginal". Personally, I have incorporated those four pronouns (verse 7, NKJ) into my personal copy. I believe that when manuscripts differ, they differ at places where the number of pronouns translated concerning Deity are differing among the translations. In other words, I believe that if this is indeed marginal, it is saying, "make sure you have the correct total of pronouns". 1) The total of pronouns may differ naturally (not because of differences in faith of the readers or translators) simply because the choice is present of "truth or Truth". A choice not unlike 1 John 3:20 where "Him" could just as well have been "it". 2) If one is determined to exclude the four pronouns of verse 7 of the NKJ version, then I can offer a couple of possibilities that "make sure you get the correct number of pronouns". a) If you don't agree with "The Spirit testifies because the Spirit is the truth"; then I offer this interpretation. 1 John 5:6, ... "The Spirit is the One who testifies, because the Spirit is the Truth. 7 For there are Three that testify; 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the Three are in agreement [literally, for the one thing]." [I think we can all agree that the thing that we are all looking for is truth and the Truth.] b) If you don't like the two inclusions of "Three" to our total because it suggests three Gods to you, then we can also consider verse 12 to "make sure we have the correct number of pronouns." Here we have the marginal note in the NKJ of [Or, the life]. I would give you the choice of "the Life". Possible suggested 1 John 5:12, "He [anyone] who has the Son has the *Life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the *Life." 3) Whatever choices you make I believe that you want the correct four pronouns settled in your mind before verse thirteen. 1 John 5:13, "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life." a) For this verse we have a differing manuscript that adds (you can find it in the NKJ) "and that you may [continue to] believe in the name of the Son of God." b) This eternal life is in the Son. So, again, I believe that manuscripts differ where the believers had been determining for themselves what should be capitalized and counted. Just personal opinion. I compare 1 John 5:13 with Acts 5:20, "Go your way, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life." So we have the Truth and the Life, anyone want to talk about the Way? That won't be any easier. From the heart, Ray |