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["Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D." <smcginn AT jcu.edu>]

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Thanks. Sheila McGinn



-----Original Message-----
From: AF5693 AT aol.com [mailto:AF5693 AT aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:45 PM
To: smcginn AT jcu.edu
Subject: Re: Translation

Dear Professor McGinn:

I would very much appreciate if you could answer a question on Romans 14:14.

The Greek of this is: <<oida kai pepeismai en kuriôi Iêsou hoti ouden koinon

di' heautou: ei mê tôi logizomenôi ti koinon einai, ekeinôi koinon. >>. Many

Greek manuscripts, including the Majority text has "autou" rathar than
"heautou" 
after the word "di".
Could this verse possibly be translated as saying that to consider others 
common is common? Something like:
I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is

common for him, if not him being regarded to be somewhat (or to some degree)

common, for that (one) is common.
or maybe;
I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is

common for him, if not the reasoning to be somewhat common, for that (one)
is 
common.
or maybe;
I have perceived, and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is

common for him, if not him regarding to be someway common for that (one) is 
common.

Thank you!
 
Albert

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