Matt 19:9 MH EPI PORNEIA
Roger Birch
roger at gil.com.au
Fri Sep 17 06:25:36 EDT 1999
Dear Friends
Matt 19:9 MH EPI PORNEIAi
I having been enjoying the content of this group for a little while now,
and want to venture in with my first question. I hope this is not
repeating something which has been covered, although I cannot find a
response to this specific question in the archives, even though there
have been some which are very similar.
I have recently read a comment in a book on marriage and divorce which
claims that the translation of MH in the exception clause in Matthew
19:9 as except (e.g. in KJV, NASB, NIV, Amp, etc.) is incorrect. The
book claims this is the only place in the whole of the NT where MH is so
translated. The hypothesis proposed is that the clause is really saying
not even for porneia rather than except for porneia.
I am aware that the words used in Matt 5:32 would support the
translation of except for.. and also that there are variant readings
of Matt 19:9 to bring it in line with Matt 5:32. I also seem to recall
reading in the Word Commentary on this passage that not even for..
would be MHDE rather than MH.
However, if the Matt 19:9 text is in fact MH EPI PORNEIAi, is there
anything in the grammar alone to support the hypothesis of not even
for.. rather than except for..
Thank you,
Roger Birch
Sunnybank,
Queensland
Australia
roger at gil.com.au
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