[B-Greek] John 3:15-16 - in Him?

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 10 14:43:13 EST 2011


15ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ἐν αὐτῷ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. 16οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν 
κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ 
ἀπόληται ἀλλʼ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. 

15 hINA PAS hO PISTEUWN EN AUTWi EXHi ZWHN AIWNION.  16  hOUTWS GAR HGAPHSEN hO 
QEOS TON KOSMON, hWSTE TON hUION TON MONOGENH EDWKEN, hINA PAS hO PISTEUWN EIS 
AUTON MH APOLHTAI ALL' EXHi ZWHN AIWNION.
 
 
I've only done a very brief review, but it would appear that there is always an 
object (person) which is believe or in whom trust is placed.  Sometimes this is 
only made evident by the context since previous or subsequent statement(s) 
clarify the fact.  What or in what is one considered to trust here if the ἐν 
αὐτῷ EN AUTWi or the εἰς αὐτὸν EIS AUTON is applied to the one who is trusting 
rather than the object of trust?  I won't say categorically that such an 
understanding is impossible (though it may be), but I would think it unlikely.

 george
gfsomsel 


… search for truth, hear truth, 
learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, 
defend the truth till death.


- Jan Hus
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From: Clayton Javurek <javurek at asu.edu>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Cc: James Shieh <jamesshieh86 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Mon, January 10, 2011 11:45:17 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] John 3:15-16 - in Him?

Dear b-greek listers,

Is it possible to take 

the EN AUTO in John 3:15
or
the EIS AUTON in John 3:16

away from the PISTEUON (believes)
and
link the EN AUTO and the EIS AUTON with the ECHE (have)?

("Whoever believes may have in Him eternal life.")

In other words would it be possible for the "in Him" to modify "have" 
or
must the "in Him" be always linked to modify the PISTEUON (believe)?

Thank you very much.

Clayton G. Javurek
E-Mail: javurek at asu.edu

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