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John 11:27-29
New English Translation
John 11:27-29
New English Translation
27 She replied,[a] “Yes, Lord, I believe[b] that you are the Christ,[c] the Son of God who comes into the world.”[d]
28 And when she had said this, Martha[e] went and called her sister Mary, saying privately,[f] “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”[g] 29 So when Mary[h] heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.
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- John 11:27 tn Grk “She said to him.”
- John 11:27 tn The perfect tense in Greek is often used to emphasize the results or present state of a past action. Such is the case here. To emphasize this nuance the perfect tense verb πεπίστευκα (pepisteuka) has been translated as a present tense. This is in keeping with the present context, where Jesus asks of her present state of belief in v. 26, and the theology of the Gospel as a whole, which emphasizes the continuing effects and present reality of faith. For discussion on this use of the perfect tense, see ExSyn 574-76 and B. M. Fanning, Verbal Aspect, 291-97.
- John 11:27 tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.
- John 11:27 tn Or “the Son of God, the one who comes into the world.”
- John 11:28 tn Grk “she”; the referent (Martha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- John 11:28 tn Or “in secret” (as opposed to publicly, so that the other mourners did not hear).
- John 11:28 tn Grk “is calling you.”
- John 11:29 tn Grk “she”; the referent (Mary) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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