2 Clement 15:4

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Tue Dec 14 11:28:42 EST 1999


At 10:59 AM 12/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>   What do you make of the following: hETOIMOTERON GAR hEAUTON LEGEI hO
>KURIOS EIS TO DIDONAI TOU AITOUNTOS?  Specifically, I'm wondering about
>the participle in the genitive at the end.  "For the Lord says that he is
>more ready to give than..." what?  Than to make a request?  
>
>  Or is it that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready
>to give?  
>
>   Or that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready to
>ask?  
>
>   The final option is how it is most commonly taken, but I'm not sure
>why.

or how about-

"The Lord says that he is more ready to give to those who ask".

Best,

Jim

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