User talk:StephenDeloney
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Though I applaud your eagerness, please read some translated passages before trying your hand at it. JacobB 02:00, 9 December 2009 (EST)
- In reference to what?--StephenDeloney 02:05, 9 December 2009 (EST)
- "a slave of God," for one. Also, changing defiled to defied in the non-translated KJV. Just take a look around, we're excited to have you here contributing! JacobB 02:09, 9 December 2009 (EST)
- "slave of God is a correct translation, its what the word means. Now perhaps "voluntary slave" would be more in line with the greek cultural understanding of the time, but its still slave. I can't account for the latter.
- "a slave of God," for one. Also, changing defiled to defied in the non-translated KJV. Just take a look around, we're excited to have you here contributing! JacobB 02:09, 9 December 2009 (EST)
That's not what slave means. The English word "slave" means somebody who is involuntarily held; the servants of God do so of their own free will. Translating the Bible requires an understanding of the language we are translating into (modern American English) than it does an understanding of the original languages of the Bible (although it is helpful). JacobB 02:21, 9 December 2009 (EST)