Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Matthew 5:4

"Happy are those who mourn: for they shall be beside-called."  Rather than the typical "comforted", the Etymological New Testament has "beside-called."  PARAKALEO is a two part Greek word (indicated in the ENT by a hyphen) that is ultra-literally "beside-called".  As one reads the ENT, the various ways that this word is used becomes evident.  Sometimes the sense is encouragement.  Other times rebuke.  In this case, the context is that the one who is calling alongside is there to comfort. An alternatively literal translation, one might read: "Happy are those who mourn, because they will be comforted by those calling alongside." This can be found at www.holywindlivingbreath.blogspot.com.

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