Subject: Do the italicized words clarify? |
Bible Note: rexar, Sorry, I'm still getting used to the layout of the forum and did not see the posts that had come before. A little insight into the history of the discussion would have helped me answer more accurately. Basically, no, I do not believe that the italicized "He" takes away from Jesus' words. Take John 8:24 for example. Jesus said, "...unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." In Greek the phrase I am is Ego eimi. It is basically what we would call a transitive verb in English, that is, it has to have a direct object or a predicate nominative, or something like that. In essence, the verb cannot exist without there being a noun to complete the thought. This noun can be in the text or spelled out. In this case, the translators went witht the safe interpretation, "He." They could have inserted "God", or "Messiah", but this would have required more interpretation that translation. Is this, however, an occasion where Jesus is expressing his deity once more? Maybe. Is is an important question? Sure. But I'm just glas that the deity of Christ is expressed outright in other passages, so we do not have to rely on the interpretation of these solely. Forgive me if this information has been written before, but I haven't been able to read the other posts. Also, I'd try to go into more detail, but I'm a little tired, and I've got a toothache. God bless. In Christ, koinekid "Upholding Scriptural Integrity, Accuracy, and Immutability" |