by admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Five
Three things stand out to me (Luke 23:32-34a Table; John 12:32, 33; Matthew 22:41-46): Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with [Jesus]. So when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” they crucified him there, along with the criminals,...
by admin | Dec 28, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.[1] “That’s me,” I responded as I read that this time. The Greek word translated enemies was ἐχθρούς (a form of ἐχθρός). For if while we were enemies (ἐχθροὶ, another form of ἐχθρός), Paul...
by admin | May 2, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
I have attempted to cleanse Jesus’ words of the crime/punishment motif I think the translators of the NET and NASB superimposed upon them, so that his mercy—planning the offspring of vipers’ escape from being condemned to hell—shines through (Matthew 23:33-35 NET;...
by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Jesus said (Matthew 23:33-36 NASB): You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? “Therefore (Διὰ τοῦτο; See: Table1 below), behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Jesus said (Matthew 23:34-36 NET): For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, so that on you will come all the righteous...
by admin | Aug 19, 2017 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing,[1] Jesus prayed from the cross. It isn’t found in some early manuscripts so it’s in single brackets in the NET (note 81) translation. I don’t intend to argue the Is it really true that God said[2] aspect...