yeah? Well try reading THIS in several translations...
Posted Mar 6, 2006 3:15 AM
[John 20:30-31]
1] "Many other signes dyd Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this boke. These are written that ye myght beleve that Jesus is Christ the sonne of God, and that belvynge ye myght have lyfe thorowe his name." [Tyndale bible (1525)]
2] "And many other sygnes truly dyd Jesus in the presence of hys disciples which are not written in this boke. These are written that ye myght beleve that Jesus id Chryst the sonne of God, and that (in belevyng) ye myght have lyfe thorow his name." [Great Bible (1539)]
3] "And manie other signes also did Jesus in the presence of his disciples whiche are not written in this boke. But these things are written that ye myght beleve that Jesus is the Christ, the sonne of God, and that in beleving ye might have life through his name." [Geneva Bible (1560)]
4] "And many other signes truly did Jesus before the eyes of his disciles, which are not written in this booke. These are written that ye might beleeve that Jesus Christ is the sonne of God, and that in beleeving, yee might have life through his name." [Bishop'e Bible (1568)]
5] "Many other signes also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this booke. And these are written that you may beleeve that Jesus is Christ the sonne of God; and that beleeving, you may have life in his name." [Rheims Bible (1582)]
6] "And many other signes truly did Iesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this booke: but these are written that yee might belieue that Iesus is the Christ the sonne of God; and that beleeuing ye might haue life through his name." [King James Bible (1611)]
7] "Many other signs did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name." [RV (1881 ASV (1901)]
8] "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. [RSV (1946)]
I have twenty-eight other translations which all say very much the same thing. How is it Jason, that all these translators, many of whom were trinitarians, failed to have John proving the signs were written so "ye might believe Jesus is God and the son of God?" Too bed John missed such a perfect opportunity to demonstrate his faith in Jesus God the son. Then and only then would you be correct.
In the blood of Christ by the grace of God
and
In the grace of God by the blood of Christ