[B-Greek] Acts 16,31

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Wed Mar 31 20:21:39 EST 2004


Dear Eddie,

>hOI DE EIPAN, PISTEUSON EPI TON KURION IHSOUN, KAI
>SWQHSHi SU KAI hO OIKOS SOU
>
>SU and hO OIKOS SOU are said to be compound subjects.
>Is that open for discussion or is it grammatically the
>only option? As compound subjects, they would both
>modify the verb PISTEUSON, right? (The reason for this
>question stems from the non-Greek teachers who say
>that the jailer alone believed, but his household
>received salvation based on his belief.)

HH: I think the apostles were indicating to him the implications that 
his decison would have not just for himself but for those around him. 
"You will be be saved, you along with those in your house."  But the 
text itself says that the family members believed:

Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat 
before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

HH: Perhaps the apostles were filled with the Spirit and spoke 
prophetically, since we see the fulfillment was a short time away.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard



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