G2919

• {"n":"John 3:18-19","s":"Condemned already. The Greek word is judged, and the noun in the next verse is the judgment.","u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/bible-translation-differences\/#id=john-3-18-19","r":"John 3:18-19","b":[{"l":"How modern translations read it","t":"The King James reads condemned and condemnation. Most modern versions read judged and judgment."},{"l":"First, in plain English","t":"**Judge** and **judgment** are obviously related in English. **Condemn** and **judgment** are not, and the connection breaks the moment you print the first one."},{"l":"What you are seeing","t":"Krino is to judge, to decide, to separate. Krisis is the act or result. Verses 17 to 19 use the word family four times, and the paragraph is built on the repetition."},{"l":"Why translators split","t":"English condemn presumes the outcome; judge does not. Choosing condemn decides the verse before the reader gets there."},{"l":"The rule to carry away","t":"Word families argue by themselves in Greek. When an English version breaks a family into unrelated words, the argument stops being visible."},{"l":"Choosing between them","t":"Judged and judgment are the majority modern renderings; the King James reads condemned and condemnation."},{"l":"The word","t":"\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 krino \u00b7 G2919 \/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2 krisis \u00b7 G2920"}],"src":["krino and krisis at John 3:17, 18, 19","John 5:22, 27, 29-30","krino as to decide: Acts 15:19; 1 Corinthians 2:2"]}