[B-Greek] Ephesians 1:5; EIS AUTON; Who got it right?
Hugh Donohoe Jr.
justusjcmylord at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 4 22:26:57 EST 2008
Eric,
I just realized I wrote Colossians instead of
Ephesians.
Eric you are right, I didn't look closely enough at
the NIV.
You make a good point about the NAS being translation
English.
Eric wrote:
First of all, I think that the NIV did translate EIS
AUTON. Without EIS
AUTON you would have "adopted as sons" and with it you
have "adopted as
his
sons."
I think EIS AUTON modifies hUIOQESIAN and identifies
who the father is
as a
result of the adoption.
While I think it understands the Greek the same way as
in the NIV, I
think
the New American Standard version is translation
English. I don't think
English speakers say "adopted to himself." They say
"adopted as his
own."
Therefore my vote is for the NIV.
Eric Inman
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