Comments | blearyeyedme: Your Daily Bread.

blearyeyedme

Your Daily Bread.

Feb 05, 2006 12:14

"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides ( Read more... )

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riseupashes February 6 2006, 01:53:28 UTC

In the original text, which version of "love" did they use?

blearyeyedme February 6 2006, 16:57:50 UTC

They used Agape in the original Greek. Later, in the Latin Vulgate, they used Caritas, which basically means dearness, affection/charity. Now, Agape, basically falls into the charity category; it's Christian love. But, Wikipedia defines it pretty well.

Here's the verse, I John 4:16, in its original Greek.

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riseupashes February 6 2006, 17:00:08 UTC

You rock.

blearyeyedme February 6 2006, 17:02:48 UTC

I rock? I can live with that. :P

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