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John 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
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|Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
|Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
|Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter again into his mother's womb, and be reborn?"
|Nicodemus said to him, "How can a person be born when he is old? Can he enter again into his mother's womb, and be reborn?"
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|John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
|John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
|John answered them, saying, "Everything that a man receives is given to him from heaven.
|John answered them, saying, "Everything that a person receives is given to him from heaven.
|This is actually a double negative construction in the first clause, followed by another negative in the second clause, which is kind of a double, double negative. Unlike English, where a double negative would create a positive, Greek uses double negatives for extra emphasis. However, these kinds of clauses really are easier to understand if they are switched to the positive, which is what we have done here.
|This is actually a double negative construction in the first clause, followed by another negative in the second clause, which is kind of a double, double negative. Unlike English, where a double negative would create a positive, Greek uses double negatives for extra emphasis. However, these kinds of clauses really are easier to understand if they are switched to the positive, which is what we have done here.
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