CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

Thomas P. Johnston 391
NIV (1984);
NJB ✠ ; NAB ✠
e) “But this I admit [confess] to you,” Acts 24:14
f) “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God,” 1 John 4:15
Young’s (1885)
English Geneva
(1560);
Bishop’s; RSV;
NAS; NKJ;
NET; ESV
Translations of o`mologe,w in 1 John 4:15
KJV (1611);
ERV; ASV;
Norton (1851)
[from Syriac]
BBE
(Cambridge,
1949/1964);
CEV ✠
GWN (1995);
GNT ✠
Acknowledges May Confess Confesseth Shall Confess Profess Says openly Who declare
“If anyone
acknowledges
that Jesus is the
Son of God, God
lives in him and
he in God”
“whoever may
confess that
Jesus is the Son
of God, God in
him doth remain,
and he in God”
“Whosoeuer
confesseth that
Iesus is the
Sonne of God, in
him dwelleth
God, and he in
God”
“Whosoeuer
shall confesse
that Iesus is the
Sonne of God,
God dwelleth in
him, and he in
God”
“Whoever
professes that
Jesus is the Son
of God, God is
continuing in
him, and he is
continuing in
God”
“Everyone who
says openly that
Jesus is the Son
of God, has God
in him and is in
God”
“God lives in
those who
declare that
Jesus is the Son
of God, and they
live in God”
*My translation of “Celui qui déclarera publiquement que Jésus est le Fils de Dieu, Dieu demeure en lui, et lui en Dieu”
Greek
Byzantine
o`mologe,
w
tou/tV
e;stin(
karpo.n
ceile,wn
o`mologou,ntwn
tw/|
ovno,mati
auvtou/Å
Latin
Vulgate ✠
Wycliffe
2nd (1388)
confiteor* [ac]knowledge
id est
fructum
labiorum
confitentium
nomini
eius
g) “The fruit of lips confessing of His name,” Heb 13:15 (trans. mine)
that is to
seye, the
fruyt of
lippis
knoulechinge
to
his name
ABS’
CEV ✠
(1991)
**
in the
name of
Jesus
Least
evangelistic
(verb
o`mologe,w
removed)
Translations of o`mologe,w in Hebrews 13:15
KJV
(1611/
1769); cf.
NASB;
NKJ
give
thanks
that is,
the fruit of
our lips
giving
thanks to
his name
ABS’
GNT ✠
(1993)
Confess
which is
the
offering
presented
by lips
that
confess
him as
Lord
Change
as liturgy:
“His
name” to
“as Lord”
ASV
(1901)
make
confes-
sion
that is,
the fruit of
lips which
make
confession
to his
name
Perhaps
passive
evangelistic
Bible in
Basic
English
(1949/
1964)
give
witness
RSV
(1952);
cf. ESV;
NET
acknowledge
that is to that is,
say, the
fruit of
lips giving
witness to
his name
the fruit of
lips that
acknowledge
his
name
NET
acknowledging
the fruit of
our lips,
acknowledging
his name
NLT
(2004)
proclaim
allegiance
to
Proclaiming
our
allegiance
to his
name
Nouvelle
édition Genève
(1975)*
Will publicly
declare
“He who will
publicly declare
that Jesus is the
Son of God, God
dwells in him,
and he in God”
Eng.
Geneva
(1560);
cf. NIV
confesse
that is,
the frute
of the
lippes,
which
confesse
his Name
*[from Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1890)] cōnfiteor: fessus, ērī, dep. com- + fateor, to acknowledge, confess,
own, avow, concede, allow, grant.
**This entire verse in the CEV is abbreviated to, “Our sacrifice is to keep offering praise to God in the name of Jesus.”
26) evxomologe,w, confess – Acts 19:18, “confessing [openly] and disclosing their practices”
n5) o`mologi,a, “let us hold fast [kate,cw] the confession of our hope,” Heb 10:23
n6) lo,goj (as plural a noun) – 2 Tim 4:15, “Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously
opposed our teaching [toi/j h`mete,roij lo,goij]”
HCSB
(2003)
that
confess
the fruit of
our lips
that
confess
His name
Most
evangelistic