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What are Your Pet Peeves ?; Just for fun
Topic Started: Friday, 13. March 2009, 12:13 (1,562 Views)
Derekap Monday, 21. September 2009, 09:31 Post #151

I don't like the translation: "Suffer the little children to come unto me!". I prefer: "Let the children come to me" or "Allow the children to come to me!" or "Encourage the children to come to me!". I m sure Jesus Christ did not intend that childen should suffer (today's usage) to go to Him. If such translations were alien to me when I was a child how much will they be to present childen? Like trespass and debts instead of sins.
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OsullivanB Monday, 21. September 2009, 10:57 Post #152

Like trespass and debts instead of sins.

The problem is that both the Latin and the Greek mean "debts", and not "sins". If you prefer a mistranslation you can have one. Or you can say "debts" and pray the prayer Jesus taught us. I agree that "trespasses" seems unhelpful on any view.
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Clare Monday, 21. September 2009, 11:45 Post #153
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Derekap
Monday, 21. September 2009, 09:31
I don't like the translation: "Suffer the little children to come unto me!". I prefer: "Let the children come to me" or "Allow the children to come to me!" or "Encourage the children to come to me!". I m sure Jesus Christ did not intend that childen should suffer (today's usage) to go to Him.
He did not ask the children to suffer. He asked us to suffer them.

And really, it should not be beyond people's intelligence, if they misunderstand a term because it has changed meaning somewhat, to have the correct meaning explained to them.

I think we know what is meant by trespasses or debts in the context of the Our Father.

What about "Hallowed"? Do you object to that word too, Derek?
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Ned Monday, 21. September 2009, 12:09 Post #154
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Monday, 21. September 2009, 11:45
I think we know what is meant by trespasses or debts in the context of the Our Father.
Yes, Clare, we do.

But an awful lot of other people don't.
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