[B-Greek] 1 Jn 2:5 hH AGAPH TOU QEOU

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Jun 3 22:53:55 EDT 2004


At 9:40 PM -0500 6/3/04, Harold R. Holmyard III wrote:
>Dear wilson,
>
>>According to rsv, niv, etc., hH AGAPH TOU QEOU
>>in 1 Jn 2:5 had been translated into "love for
>>God" instead of "love of God". I would like to
>>ask the reason why, i.e. the principles behind.
>>Also, the flow of judgment, i.e. how we consider
>>"for" instead of "of". Thanks a lot.
>
>HH: Here are three suggestive verses:
>
>1John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey his
>commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
>
>HH: 1 John 5:3 uses the same phrase hH AGAPH TOU QEOU.
>
>John 14:15 ¶  "If you love me, you will obey what I command.
>John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and obeys
>them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me
>will be loved by my Father, and I too will love
>him and show myself to him."


But in Rom 5:5 the meaning is apparently different, although the phrase
employed is not: ... hH AGAPH TOU QEOU EKKECUTAI EN TAIS KARDIAIS hHMWN ...
Here one would not want to say "love for God has been poured out in our
hearts."
-- 

Carl W. Conrad
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