[B-Greek] Matthew 5:48

rhutchin at aol.com rhutchin at aol.com
Mon May 28 17:36:49 EDT 2007


Matthew 5:48 reads--



ESESQE OUN hUMEIS TELEIOI hWS hO PATHR hUMWN hO OURANIOS TELEIOS ESTIN



I was told that, "An examination of the Greek shows the tense of the 
verb to be future tense indicative. It is not imperative. 'Future tense, 
indicative' does not indicate a command. It may indicate a prediction or 
expectation, but not an imperative."



Yet, the translation (at least in the KJV and NIV) gives the sense of a 
command.? Can the future indicative tense be used to state a command?? 
Can this verse be read? as a command -- You shall (must) be perfect -- as 
opposed to just a simple future indicative -- You will be perfect?



Roger Hutchinson



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