[B-Greek] Romans 9:22: Concessive or Causal?
dhoxworth at charter.net
dhoxworth at charter.net
Fri Jan 23 16:26:30 EST 2004
><Kevin>
>In Romans 9:22, Paul uses "qelwn," which I've seen translated "although willing" in some versions and "because willing" in others.
<doug>
what versions translate it "because willing"? some seem to exclude the concessive option but none that i looked up made causal all that clear.
><Kevin>
>I can't decide which is more likely to be the correct translation; Moo argues for causal because of the context of Pharaoh's hardening and the parallels with v. 17-18; Robertson argues for concessive because of the use of "en pollh makroqumiai."
<doug>
i agree with robertson here. how would patiently enduring (bearing the existence of) vessels that are meant for eventual destruction demonstrate or display God's wrath and make His power known? i think it makes more sense contextually (within that sentence) to see it as a concessive that while He's very willing to show His wrath and make His power known, instead He bears their existence with great patience. that's my take anyway...
Doug Hoxworth
MABTS Candidate at Luther Rice Seminary
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