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NASB | 1 John 5:6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:6 This is He who came through water and blood [His baptism and death], Jesus Christ--not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. It is the [Holy] Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [He is the essence and origin of truth itself.] |
Subject: What does baptism consist? |
Bible Note: Hi, Rowdy; Just as a point of reference, the American Heritage dictionary online gives the following etymology of "baptize": "Middle English baptizen, from Old French baptiser, from Late Latin baptzre, from Greek baptizein, from baptein, to dip." My Webster's New International Dictionary (2nd Ed. 1934, paper) gives a lengthier but similar history. At any rate, I don't know if King James was tempted by the Devil or not (I suppose he was; we all are). But I doubt he ordered anybody to invent a new pidgin-Greek word since the English word (and its nearly identical French predecessor) already existed well before the issuance of the original King James in 1611. It appears the "historical documents" are wrong about this, so I wonder if they may not be wrong about other aspects of this story as well. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |