My name is Glen Davis, a Nationally Appointed US Missionary with the Assemblies of God. I lead Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Stanford University. This is my blog, where I talk about things that interest me. I also maintain a database of quotes that I've found stimulating.
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Superfluity of Naughtiness
I rarely look at the King James translation, but today I happened to glance at it while preparing for a conference:
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. James 1:21, KJV
That’s right: we are to avoid a superfluity of naughtiness.
What beautiful phrasing.
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“superfluity of naughtiness”: that scares the heck out of me just reading it, much less saying it! no wonder i am a proponent of the NAS…although that phrase is bound to acquire instant conviction in the parameter of a homily.
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Nathaniel June 22nd, 2005 at 16:56
You know, even with that strange phrasing, I still like the KJV best — I did a little side-by-side of several versions, and the only other one I thought came close to well-representing the ideas was Young’s literal translation, but it didn’t quite work right either. The idea of engrafting is important here, and it isn;t brought across well any other way.
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Personally, I think it’s the ultimate band name. That, or the best phrase to hear Strong Bad say out loud. Or Invader Zim. Either one.
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jimmy tate June 13th, 2005 at 21:23