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Nothing Declared is Impossible with God

Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Van, Jun 14, 2024.

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    Van Well-Known Member
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    Here are some of the modern translations of Luke 1:37:

    NASB - “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
    NIV - For no word from God will ever fail.”
    ESV - For nothing will be impossible with God.”

    Or

    Nothing declared by God will be impossible.

    The question is how did the text get altered to say nothing will be impossible with God, rather than nothing God declares will be impossible?

    Here are the modern translations that present the actual idea:
    NIV, NLT, BSB, ASV, D-RB, ERV, WNT, and WEB. All the rest present an alternate idea.

    If you take the meaning of "rhema" as "thing", then every declaration becomes "every thing."
     
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    Luke 1:37 WEB
    For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”

    NIV
    For no word from God will ever fail.”

    The choice to expand the scope beyond what God has said is consistent with sloppy translation fostering mistaken doctrine.
     
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