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Originally Posted by BlackCalvinist  You know this argument can go in the opposite direction.
Take for example [sarcasm] the deliberate attempts to obscure the Deity of Christ in the AV:
Romans 9:5
5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. - AV
5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.- NIV
To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. - ESV |
First, the AV follows the syntax of the original and thereby conveys two thoughts about Christ whereas modern versions conflate them into one thought. Second, the Deity of Christ is brought out equally by saying He is "God over all" or "over all God." Observe the sagacious comment of John Murray (commentary in loc.): "The next
two clauses are to be taken as referring to Christ and defining what he is in his divine identity as Lord of all
and God blessed for ever."
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Originally Posted by BlackCalvinist Titus 2:13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; - AV
while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, - NIV
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, - ESV |
Again, the AV has followed the syntax of the original and contains two distinct ideas concerning Christ. Anyone with a proper understanding of both Greek and English grammar knows that a possessive pronoun attached to the second of two nouns does not indicate two persons. A British citizen might say, we eagerly await the arrival of the great queen and our Majesty, Elizabeth II.