[B-Greek] 1 John 3:9
Seth VM
sethvm at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 26 19:45:54 EDT 2004
Hi B-Greekers,
I would like to submit this question to the list. I was curious about 1 John
3:9, in which the Scriptures say the following:
"Pas ho gegennhmenos ek tou qeou hamartian ou poiei, oti sperma outou en
auto menei, kai ou dunatai hamaranein, oti ek tou qeou gegennhtai. "
Most translations translate this final clause to be something like..
"No one who is born of God pracitces sin, because His seed abides in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."
Now, in regards to the clause about "cannot sin," within its context, does
the greek seem to clarify whether this is a statement on absolute
incapability (i.e.: the human has no way of commiting a sin once born of
God), on impermissiveness and zero tolerance, or on something else? So
essentially, what does "cannot sin" mean?
Thanks in advance for all of your input.
Sincerely,
Seth Moran
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