[B-Greek] John 1:12-13 - translating the participle
Eric Weiss
eweiss at gte.net
Thu Aug 14 13:58:11 EDT 2003
I probably should have left out the "even" in the NASB translation I quoted, as it's NOT in the Greek. The addition of "even" suggests its applicability to those beyond whom John was writing about, and does skew the interpretation of the verse to include all everywhere who believe in His name. That may be correct, but it may be best to translate it as:
"But (to) as many as received Him, He gave them authority to become children of God, (to) those believing in His name, who were not born of blood(s), nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man (a husband's will?), but (were born) of God."
Eric S. Weiss
eweiss at gte.net
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