[B-Greek] 1 Peter 1:15

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Tue Jan 4 11:32:21 EST 2005


Charles:"GENHQHTE

Matthew 6:10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in
heaven.

GENHQHTO TO QELHMA – aorist passive imperative 3s

In this prayer that the will of God be accomplished on earth, it is man who
must do the will of God for the prayer to be answered. It is not the will of
God which acts upon itself in order to be accomplished. I would suggest the
passage remains viably passive in sense.

Charles D. Rempel"


Kelton:  Hello Charles, I understand what you are saying here but I don't think I'd agree with your end result here.

I don't know how you feel about Wallace, but he labels this particular aorist passive as that of a request.  Under definition he writes

" The imperative is often used to express a request.  This is normally seen when the speaker is addessing a superior."


So he translates is as " Let your kingdom come." (ELQETW), let your will be done. (GENHQHTW)

So, I don't think God is dependent upon us to do his will for him, rather the aorist passive is indicating a request.  God's will, will take place no matter what.

Kelton Graham
Seminary Student
Michigan



> GENHQHTE
> 
> Matthew 6:10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in
> heaven.
> 
> GENHQHTO TO QELHMA – aorist passive imperative 3s
> 
> In this prayer that the will of God be accomplished on earth, it is man who
> must do the will of God for the prayer to be answered. It is not the will of
> God which acts upon itself in order to be accomplished. I would suggest the
> passage remains viably passive in sense.
> 
> Charles D. Rempel
> 30 year student
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