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Tue May 3 10:41:24 EDT 2011
indicative (so my Bible Works tags it, anyhow), and thus I can't see this as
being "thou might", but rather a concrete statement of action leading to
direct consequence. In this case, I would *interpret* the "coals of fire"
as being (a) a searing conscience and/or (b) ultimate punishment if that
conscience is not heeded, in the light of context.
LIkewise in Mark 16:16, both SWQHSETAI and KATAKRIQHSETAI are future passive
indicative. And in 1Cor 3:15, both ZHMIWQHSETAI and SWQHSETAI are future
passive indicative.
The verb form in MT Proverbs 25:22 is qal participle active.
None of these seem to me to indicate a future *possibility*; I'd expect a
subjunctive in that event.
In the particular case of Romans 12:20, I don't personally see that this can
be interpreted as anything but a direct cause-and-effect declaration.
All the English translations of these passages that I have available to me
use "definite" rather than "possibility" forms -- "shall" or "will" rather
than "may" or "might", so it's not clear to me what "might" statements it is
that you're referring to.
Could you perhaps provide some example citations (including C&V) for what
you're referring to as " "might" statements?"
-Chuck Stevens
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