[B-Greek] PARA with acc (was. PAR' AUTOU in Luke 18:9-14)

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Sat Jul 18 04:37:05 EDT 2009


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> I agree with Iver, but I suspect this has a lot to do with reformed
> readings of Paul. I suspect my understanding of DEDIKAIOMENOS is
> conditioned by Romans and Galatians.

It may be of interest to note that the two major Catholic versions of Luk 18:14 
have opted for exclusiveness rather than comparative degree, and they can hardly 
be based on a reformed reading, unless indirectly through a Greek lexicon.

NJB: This man, I tell you, went home again justified; the other did not.

NAB:  I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former.

We find the comparative idea in KJV:
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other.

However, KJV is translating a different text which has H, not PARA, and it is 
not comparative in terms of more or less righteous, but in terms of one person 
or the other being justified.

Iver Larsen 




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