Do I have to be able to read and understand Greek language for me to be able to understand the Bible message?

13 Responses to “Do I have to be able to read and understand Greek language for me to be able to understand the Bible message?”

  1. troll to troll Says:

    The apostles taught by word of mouth. Jesus taught by word of mouth.

    When Jesus talked He often talked in parables and this to the disciples were riddles.

    Later Jesus gave the full meaning. to His disciples.
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    The Holy Spirit will speak through God’s love letter to you.
    God will send teachers.
    We must test the spirit and the teachers as is written.
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    If a teacher shows to be a false prophet then they in today’s world should be cast out and spurned.
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    If a bible shows irslf to be a polluted version, the knowledge taken thereof should be dismissed.

  2. JC Says:

    no there are english versions.

  3. Gentleman Jack Says:

    Yes. The English versions are radically different and reflect King James’s political agenda. Go original or go home.

  4. dgrissmer Says:

    No. It is true that every time you translate something from one language to another, you lose something in the translation because some words do not translate well. But the Bible message stays the same in all languages. Hope this helps.

    To Gentleman Jack…What are you talking about? The King’s James version is not the only version of the Bible in America. But it is true it is the worst translation. There is the NRSV (new revised standard version), the New American Bible, the internation translation, etc… I [personally like the New American or the New revised Standard.

  5. tomv Says:

    Well I’ve read a good deal of the new test in greek and I can tell you there are some difference, due to translation issues but you’ll see nothing radically different. All it would do is let you see a lot of the continuing errors that exist in the bible.

  6. gina Says:

    no
    http://www.watchtower.org/

  7. September Morning Riptide Says:

    Not really. But on the other hand, it sure doesn’t hurt either.

    The deeper one digs for spiritual riches, the more likely it becomes that one will find them. "Seek and Ye shall find".

  8. Patti Says:

    NO! The Bible has been translated from the Greek a few times–King James version is sometimes difficult to understand because the way they spoke way back then. You could read the New American Standard or any other in wording that is more modern. I believe it’s good to check out the different versions just to see how the translators understood the languages and messages. The only true way to understand any version is to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and He shows you all things, especially in the Bible. (any version)

  9. RescuedByTheLamb S.O.C. Says:

    The Bible was not written in just Greek but also in Hebrew and Aramaic as well. No, you don’t have to "know" these languages to glean the truth found in the Scriptures. But it would certainly help to dig deeper and discover for YOURSELF what the authors of each book were relaying to their readers. It’s helpful to know the original languages because in them they are more explicit in their meanings whereas English has antonyms (words of opposite meanings), homonyms (words looking and sounding alike), synonyms (words spelled differently but having the same or similar meanings). English grammar is difficult at best that’s why to get the true meaning of a word it’s good to go back to the original language.

    Most all your modern translations are taken from the Alexandria, Egypt manuscripts except for one that I know of at this time. These manuscripts are a multitude of portions of manuscripts found and pieced together and there are innumerous errors. In the Gospel of Matthew there over 3,000 errors in just one chapter alone.

    The King James Version and the New King James Version are the closest in translation to the original languages. The King James Version has many errors as well because of the Old English used when it was written. The New King James Version is the absolute closest to the original manuscripts because it is based on the Majority Text … the most intact manuscripts of the most books of the Bible.

    You can also buy reference books such as Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, and a good Interlinear Greek/English New Testament along with an Analytical Greek Lexicon and do your own word studies. Learn to parse verbs for a clearer meaning of the text for yourself.

    Grace and peace. God bless.

  10. Edward J Says:

    Not necessarily but it does help. But there are experts who have studied these languages for years. So why not use them if you don’t have the time to learn new languages. Just make sure they have legitimate credentials.

  11. jimi4950 Says:

    the greeks are the ones that put a lot of paganism in the scriptures.

  12. http://www.bible-reviews.com Says:

    Of course not. Most of the bible was originally written in other than Greek. Hebrew makes up the largest portion, though a large portion was also originally Greek.

    This might clarify the issue for you
    http://www.bible-reviews.com/topics_accuracy.html#Original

    Jim

  13. Darth Eugene Vader Says:

    No. It may help, but there are translations in your language and also the assistance of the Holy Spirit.

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