[B-Greek] Fwd: Question about John 10:18

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Fri Feb 1 18:08:15 EST 2008


If I understand the text,

TAUTHN THN ENPOLHN ELABON PARA TOU PATROS MOU

as 'This [is] the command [that] I received from my father',

am I misunderstanding the Greek? Then, how would it be phrased in Gk
for different English sentences with different nuance and focus, such
as

   This command — that's what I received from my Father.
   It is this command that I received from my Father.
   This is the command that I received from my Father.

Oun Kwon.

On Feb 1, 2008 7:40 AM, Susan Jeffers <susan at read-the-bible.org> wrote:
> oops. I meant to send this as plain text.  sorry if it duplicates.
>
> Hi Matthew
>
> I recommend using both the NIV and the NRSV to check your work against
> the Mounce answer key.  NRSV tends to be a little closer to the Greek
> most of the time, but they're both very worthwhile for getting a sense
> of the meaning in Greek.  And they help explain why the answer key is
> what it is, sometimes, when the snippet in the exercise is very short
> and out-of-context.
>
> For John 10:18
> NIV This command I received from my Father
> NRSV I have received this command from my Father
>
> Tomato, tomato indeed.
>

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