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Different, strange, but accurate to the intent. This is what Nicodemus would have understood and would have wondered. An advantage to this follows. When Nicodemus goes home that night, he has much, I presume, to think over. It is not only what he believes concerning what Jesus has said to him, but he has heard, and understood, as he has understood it not in the modern English which levels through, but in the Hebrew/Aramaic/ Greek tongue that has told him that Jesus' gaze has looked through him to his people standing behind. And so now it not only whether or not he will believe, but it is also whether he will chose, whether he thinks it worth it, to believe in the face of his peoples refusal to believe, whether he will count the cost of following this Man. In other words, what is given him, is what is given by Jesus in the Synoptic gospels (this is why there is no contradiction between John and the other gospels), taking up the cost of following Him and so "believing". "Will l do it", he thinks alone at night, "will I bear the scorn, and so belong to Him?" That is believing according to this encounter at Night with the Son of God. The King James Version is a tough act to follow. [[User:BertSchlossberg|Bert Schlossberg]] 22:52, 31 October 2009 (EDT)

Different, strange, but accurate to the intent. This is what Nicodemus would have understood and would have wondered. An advantage to this follows. When Nicodemus goes home that night, he has much, I presume, to think over. It is not only what he believes concerning what Jesus has said to him, but he has heard, and understood, as he has understood it not in the modern English which levels through, but in the Hebrew/Aramaic/ Greek tongue that has told him that Jesus' gaze has looked through him to his people standing behind. And so now it not only whether or not he will believe, but it is also whether he will chose, whether he thinks it worth it, to believe in the face of his peoples refusal to believe, whether he will count the cost of following this Man. In other words, what is given him, is what is given by Jesus in the Synoptic gospels (this is why there is no contradiction between John and the other gospels), taking up the cost of following Him and so "believing". "Will l do it", he thinks alone at night, "will I bear the scorn, and so belong to Him?" That is believing according to this encounter at Night with the Son of God. The King James Version is a tough act to follow. [[User:BertSchlossberg|Bert Schlossberg]] 22:52, 31 October 2009 (EDT)

:Wow, that's enlightening about the KJV and relative weakness of today.  I guess we'll have to fill the gap with the annotations, as you say.  I'm glad you're translating the [[Epistle to Hebrews]], because it's written at a high level (by an unknown author).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:22, 31 October 2009 (EDT)

:Wow, that's enlightening about the KJV and relative weakness of today.  I guess we'll have to fill the gap with the annotations, as you say.  I'm glad you're translating the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]], because it's written at a high level (by an unknown author).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 23:22, 31 October 2009 (EDT)