[B-Greek] Fw: Fw: 2 Peter 3:9 Question

RZacc rzacc2001 at yahoo.com
Sat May 12 18:43:45 EDT 2007


Greetings all


A Lurker here, who promised not to make a peep, however I do have a question which I will try to phrase in an understandable manner.

2 Peter 3:9 is most often translated "God is not desiring that any perish, but that all come to repentance'.
As I read my analytical, ANY and ALL are pronounal adjectives.   Am I correct in the following analysis?

The antecedant to both adjectives (timas and pantas) is YOU- umas.  That being the case, should not the verse read:"God is not desiring any of you to perish, but that all of you come to repentance', which would be in keeping with the distinction he makes in the rest of the letter, between the 'you's, the us's' [saved, justified persons] and the 'them' [ the world}?

If my anylasis is correct, then has the NIV misrepresented the verse and Peter's intent, and belied the translators' bias?  

Any insight would be appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

Ron Zaccagnini
Just a cowboy from Colorado.


 
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