[B-Greek] Eph 1:13 - Hearing, Believing and "Sealed"

Bryant J. Williams III bjwvmw at com-pair.net
Mon Nov 28 17:34:34 EST 2005


Dear Mike,

I am more inclined to have TO EUAGGELION THS SWTHRIAS UMWN in apposition to TON
LOGON THS ALHQEIAS. Thus, the verse would read,
"in whom you also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,
in whom having also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise."

The idea is that of "heard, then believed, followed by sealed." This also is
very much similar to Romans 10:17, "ARA hH PISTIS EXI AKOHS, hH DE AKOH DIA
RHMATOS XRISTOU." True, participles are not used in Romans, but Ephesians was
written about 3-5 years after Romans (ca. 57 AD from Corinth). Also the idea of
"sealed" is not found in Romans, but the idea of "hearing," "word," and
"believe" are used.

En Xristwi,

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike karoules" <steelcurtain40 at yahoo.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:04 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Eph 1:13 - Hearing, Believing and "Sealed"


> Dear b-greek friends,
>
>   Eph 1:13 - "EN W KAI UMEIS AKOUSANTES TON LOGON THS ALHQEIAS TO EUAGGELION
THS SWTHRIAS UMWN EN W KAI PISTEUSANTES ESFRAGISQHTE TO PNEUMATI THS EPAGGELIAS
TW AGIW,''  . . .
>
>   in english could be constructed in 2 ways.  I am wondering if I can get some
advice on the which is the best rendering of the greek sentence above  with
giving attention to where I have placed the parenthesis:
>
>   (1)  "In whom ye also, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of
your salvation(in whom also after that ye believed), ye were sealed with that
Holy Spirit of promise."  or. . .
>
>   (2)  "In whom ye also, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of
your salvation, in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that
Holy Spirit of promise."
>
>   The first option seems to state that the reader received the Holy Spirit
upon hearing the word of truth  while the 2nd option seems to break it down more
into 3 distinct steps:  Hearing, believing, receiving the Holy Spirit(or
receiving salvation).
>
>   I would just like to know which one best fits into the greek grammer.  Would
the text be more accurately read with the paranthesis in our english.  Please
note that I am not trying to say that the first case that the reader's "hearing"
is not mixed with faith.  I just want to know if the phrase  "in whom also after
that ye believed, . . ."  can be rendered something as a subpoint within this
sentence.
>
>   Cordially,
>
>   Mike Karoules
>   Metro Atlanta, GA
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