From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 11:28:42 EST
At 10:59 AM 12/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
> What do you make of the following: hETOIMOTERON GAR hEAUTON LEGEI hO
>KURIOS EIS TO DIDONAI TOU AITOUNTOS? Specifically, I'm wondering about
>the participle in the genitive at the end. "For the Lord says that he is
>more ready to give than..." what? Than to make a request?
>
> Or is it that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready
>to give?
>
> Or that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready to
>ask?
>
> The final option is how it is most commonly taken, but I'm not sure
>why.
or how about-
"The Lord says that he is more ready to give to those who ask".
Best,
Jim
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