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This passage is a prophesy of the birth of [[Jesus]], and the dispute concerns whether to translate the term for the woman as "virgin" or "young woman."  The Hebrew term is ambiguous; the Greek term means "virgin".

This passage is a prophesy of the birth of [[Jesus]], and the dispute concerns whether to translate the term for the woman as "virgin" or "young woman."  The Hebrew term is ambiguous; the Greek term means "virgin".

:New American Bible:

|NAB<ref>New American Bible</ref>||... the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.

{{QuoteBox|... the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.}}

 

|Holman<ref>Holman Christian Standard Bible</ref>||... The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.

:Holman Christian Standard Bible:

{{QuoteBox|... The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.}}

|NIV<ref>New International Version</ref>||... The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

 

:New International Version:

|NRSV<ref>New Revised Standard Version</ref>||Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.

{{QuoteBox|... The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.}}

|}

 

:New Revised Standard Version:

{{QuoteBox|Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.}}

== Romans 3:28 ==

== Romans 3:28 ==

== The Adulteress Story, beginning of John 8 ==

== The Adulteress Story, beginning of John 8 ==

The story of Jesus and an adulteress appears at John 7:53-8:11 and its authenticity as being written by John is rejected by many modern biblical scholars.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Essay:Adulteress Story]]</ref>  The passage has become a favorite of [[liberals]] to argue against [[capital punishment]] and for permissiveness or against condemnation for sin.

The story of Jesus and an adulteress appears at John 7:53 through John 8:11 and its authenticity is rejected by modern biblical scholars.<ref>''See, e.g.'', [[Essay:Adulteress Story]]</ref>  The passage has become a favorite of [[liberals]] to argue against [[capital punishment]] and for permissiveness in general. "Common reasons against capital punishment ... Abolitionists '''often''' quote Jesus' treatment of the adulteress in the Gospel of John as support for their position."<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/executb.htm "Capital punishment - the death penalty; Basic reasons: pro and anti".] ReligiousTolerance.org (emphasis added)</ref> The passage conflicts with Jesus's emphasis on [[Hell]] and is used to deny that Hell exists.<ref>Here is an example of a false denial of Hell based on the Adulteress Story: " No one is going to burn in hell. ... Here's what we know from Jesus' teachings. He would never condemn anyone. Read the story of the adulteress about to be stoned." - Craig. [http://forum.greaterreality.com/messages/9.html "Re: Heaven and Hell".] Greater Reality Forums.  Forum.GreaterReality.com</ref> How do the different translations of the Bible treat this passage?

 

In a section listing "Common reasons against capital punishment", ReligiousTolerance.org says that "Abolitionists '''often''' quote Jesus' treatment of the adulteress in the Gospel of John as support for their position."<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/executb.htm Capital punishment -- the death penalty; Basic reasons: pro and anti] (emphasis added)</ref>

 

The passage is used to deny that Hell exists.<ref>Here is an example of a false denial of Hell, using the adulteress story to argue against condemnation: " No one is going to burn in hell. ... Here's what we know from Jesus' teachings. He would never condemn anyone. Read the story of the adulteress about to be stoned." - Craig. [http://forum.greaterreality.com/messages/9.html "Re: Heaven and Hell".] Greater Reality Forums.  Forum.GreaterReality.com</ref>

The different translations of the Bible comment on this passage as follows:

:New International Version: The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53-8:11.

:New International Version:

:New American Bible: 7,53-8,11:  The story of the woman caught in adultery is a later insertion here, missing from all early Greek manuscripts.  A Western text-type insertion, attested mainly in Old Latin translations, it is found in different places in different manuscripts: here, or after 7, 36, or at the end of this gospel, or after Lk 21, 38, or at the end of that gospel.

{{QuoteBox|The earliest manuscripts and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53-8:11.}}

:New American Bible:

:Holman Christian Standard Bible: Other mss [manuscripts] omit bracketed text [John 7:53-8:11].

{{QuoteBox|7,53-8,11:  The story of the woman caught in adultery is a later insertion here, missing from all early Greek manuscripts.  A Western text-type insertion, attested mainly in Old Latin translations, it is found in different places in different manuscripts: here, or after 7, 36, or at the end of this gospel, or after Lk 21, 38, or at the end of that gospel.}}

:New Revised Standard Version: The most ancient authorities lack 7.53-8.11; other authorities add the passage here or after 7.36 or after 21.25 or after Luke 21.38, with variations of text; some mark the passage as doubtful.

 

:New Revised Standard Version:

{{QuoteBox|The most ancient authorities lack 7.53-8.11; other authorities add the passage here or after 7.36 or after 21.25 or after Luke 21.38, with variations of text; some mark the passage as doubtful.}}

== Our Father ==

== Our Father ==