Re: Houtos in Matt 5:19

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• Subject: Re: Houtos in Matt 5:19
• From: Richard Walker <Richard.Walker@cs.anu.edu.au>
• Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 19:48:42 +1000

Thanks to those who replied so far.  But maybe I didn't
explain myself enough.

The NASB includes the connotation that *by* breaking
a command, this *teaches* others to do the same.
In other words, if someone sees me breaking a command,
they think to themselves `He calls himself a Christian,
and he is doing that - it must be OK' and then they
go and follow my example.

The NIV's translation simply does not include this
connotation.  It talks about breaking a command
*and* teaching others to break it - two separate things.

Which is right?

Richard.

• Re: Houtos in Matt 5:19
• From: Andrew Crouch <acrouch@acs.bu.edu>

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