[B-Greek] "the heart" in John 16:6
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Tue May 10 21:18:32 EDT 2005
Bob Firth wrote:
> John 16:6
> ALL hOTI TAUTA LELALHKA hUMIN hH LUPH PEPLHRWKEN hUMWN THN KARDIAN
>
> To what does hUMWN THN KARDIAN refer exactly? Are we supposed to
> understand some sort of collective heart? Or is it possible/better to
> interpret it as "each of your hearts"?
"but, because I have said these things to you all, grief has filled your
hearts" or "because I told you these things, your hearts are fully
sorrowful". I think the versions struggle because though the sentence
makes perfect sense in Greek, rendering it in English requires some
adjustment else the translation is painfully wooden.
Best
Jim
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