Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Revelation 5:10 "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 5:10 "You have made them to be a kingdom [of royal subjects] and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth." [Ex 19:6; Is 61:6; Rev 20:6] |
Bible Question: In Rev:5:10 it uses the Greek word "epi" to translate the word "on".However,2 out of 20 translations that i checked render it as "over".Can any Greek scholars add a bit of light to this? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Jamie! Greek prepositions can be translated in a number of ways depending upon context, or the case of the preposition. But, each preposition has a basic concept. The basic concept on 'epi' is physical contact. So, either translation would be acceptable, but I would prefer 'on' in the sense that our reign will be physically 'upon' the earth. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |