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Talk:John 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
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, 19:18, September 22, 2012→Strange change of perspective
:"κόσμον" is best translated today as the universal "us" - as proven by the extremely popular song, "we are the world."--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:14, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
:"κόσμον" is best translated today as the universal "us" - as proven by the extremely popular song, "we are the world."--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:14, 22 September 2012 (EDT)
::But "we are the world" isn't a translation, it is a metaphor. If John wanted to say "us", he would have said "us" (not to mention August's great points about the sudden change in perspective). "For God so loved us" is outside of any standard translation, completely contradicts the tone John was using, and frankly, sounds bad when you drop it in to the chapter. The change is so jarring. [[User:PeterRyan|PeterRyan]] 15:18, 22 September 2012 (EDT)