[B-Greek] Matthew 10:29b

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Sun Sep 3 17:56:33 EDT 2006


Dear Bryan:

>Please consider a question from a lurker.
>
>Matthew 10:29b  KAI EN EC AUTWN OU PESEITAI EPI THN GNH ANEU TOU PATROS 
>hUMWN
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>Most translations (eg. KJV) have "...without your Father."
>A few (eg. NLT) have "...without your Father knowing it."
>A few (eg. NIV) have "...apart from the will of your Father."
>
>Isn't inserting the idea of the Father's "will" (NIV) theology rather 
>than translation or context?
>
>I ask because maybe I am missing something in the Greek idiom that would 
>justify "will."  I already understand that ANEU means something like 
>*without connection."
>
>It seems to me that, lacking some quirk of idiom, the Greek word ANEU in 
>this context leaves open the possibility that persecution, even 
>martyrdom of Jesus' servants is *not* the Father's will.  Even so, 
>Jesus' servants may be comforted by the presence of the Father as He is 
>also present when even a sparrow falls.
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>

HH: I have the older BAGD, which gives AVEU first with reference to 
persons, where the word means "without the knowledge and consent of." 
Matthew 10:29 is listed under that meaning.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

>Thanks for your help!
>
>Bryan
>
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