(December 16, 2015 at 8:04 pm)Lek Wrote:(December 16, 2015 at 7:52 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I thought you clowns claimed to have read this shit?
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matt 25
So let me guess....your precious KJV fucked up the word "everlasting" and if you write it on a piece of paper and stand in front of a mirror and shove it up your own ass it does not mean that?
Well, you are correct that the Greek word doesn't directly translate into "everlasting", but more closely "for the age". In other words, it could mean a limited time, which seems to be better supported by scripture.
Really: Courtesy of the fine folks at Bible Gateway.com
Quote:◄ Matthew 25:46 ►
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
New Living Translation
"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."
English Standard Version
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Berean Study Bible
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Berean Literal Bible
And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
New American Standard Bible
"These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
King James Bible
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
International Standard Version
These people will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."
NET Bible
And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And these will go into eternal torture, and the righteous into eternal life.”
Which of course leads to the question of what does "eternal" mean in plain English?
Well:
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1eternal
adjective eter·nal \i-ˈtər-nəl\
: having no beginning and no end in time : lasting forever
: existing at all times : always true or valid
: seeming to last forever
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Full Definition of ETERNAL
1
a : having infinite duration : everlasting <eternal damnation>
b : of or relating to eternity
c : characterized by abiding fellowship with God <good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? — Mark 10:17(Revised Standard Version)>
2
a : continued without intermission : perpetual <an eternal flame>
b : seemingly endless <eternal delays>
3
archaic : infernal <some eternal villain … devised this slander — Shakespeare>
4
: valid or existing at all times : timeless <eternal verities>
So only the KJV translates the word as "everlasting" while everyone else goes with "eternal." I submit the difference is inconsequential but it does suggest to me that you grasping at straws.
As usual.