Between Does and Keeps Doing: How English Aspect Shapes Biblical Interpretation
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The provided texts explore how English grammatical aspect influences the interpretation and translation of biblical passages, using the test case of 1 John 3:4–10. This passage presents a classic hermeneutical challenge, particularly in the contrast between verses claiming that believers do not sin and earlier passages like 1 John 1:8, which warn that those who claim to be sinless deceive themselves.
Historically, translations like the King James Version rendered these verses using the simple…
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