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| − | |And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? | + | |And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A staff broken by the elements? |
| | |When John's messengers left, Jesus taught the people about him, "What did you go into the desert to see? A staff broken in the wind? | | |When John's messengers left, Jesus taught the people about him, "What did you go into the desert to see? A staff broken in the wind? |
| − | |Ἰωάννης, the name for John (both the Baptist and the Apostle), literally means "Jehovah is a gracious giver"; ἔρημος is often translated as "wilderness" but "desert" is the better fit today, both literally and figuratively. "A staff broken in the wind?" needs work, but κάλαμος is better translated as a staff than as a reed. | + | |Ἰωάννης, the name for John (both the Baptist and the Apostle), literally means "Jehovah is a gracious giver"; ἔρημος is often translated as "wilderness" but "desert" is the better fit today, both literally and figuratively. "A staff broken in the wind?" needs work, but κάλαμος is better translated as a staff than as a reed; the meaning appears to be rhetorical, asking if they expected to find the broken remains of a man. |
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| | |And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. | | |And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. |
| − | | | + | |He then told her, "Your sins are forgiven." |
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| | |And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? | | |And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? |
| − | | | + | |Those with Him wondered to each other, "Who is this who forgives sins also?" |
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| | |And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. | | |And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. |
| − | | | + | |He told the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go with peace of mind. |
| − | | | + | |εἰρήνη: often translated as "peace", but its fuller meaning is "tranquility"; use "peace of mind" for now until a better substitute is found. |
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