[B-Greek] Acts 15:11

A. J. Birch AJBIRCH at terra.es
Tue Jun 7 07:44:09 EDT 2005


Dear 'B-Greekers',

F. F. Bruce is helpful on Acts 15:11: "DIA THS CARITOS TOU KURIOU IHSOU PISTEUOMEN SWQHNAI KAQ' hON TROPON KAKEINOI..."

He writes,

"PISTEUOMEN SWQHNAI] Either (1) 'we believe we shall be saved' (for the aor. infin. in this future sense cf. ii. 30; iii. 18; vii. 5), (2) 'we believe we have been saved', or (3) 'we believe (so as) to be saved' (epexegetic infin.), i.e. we are saved by faith. The last interpretation seems best. 
KAQ' hON TROPON KAKEINOI] 'even as they also' (i.e. the Gentiles), sc. are saved by faith."

Andrew J. Birch
Palma de Mallorca, Spain


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