Not too long ago
I was searching through the scriptures using a very interesting computer program, the
Interlinear Scripture Analyzer, which I had downloaded. There are lots of
interesting things to be seen in the scriptures when you can better understand
the original writings but I just want to draw your attention to one particular
verse, I Peter 4:1, which says “Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in
the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath
suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin” (AV). It took on a very different
meaning for me when I looked at the most literal word for word translation of
this verse which reads “Christ, then, emotioning for our sakes in flesh, you
also arm yourselves with the same thought, for he who is emotioning in flesh
has ceased his sins.”
The verse after
this explains, in very simple language, what that thought is, but I won’t put
it here for the sake of making you read your Bible more:) However, I’d like to point out that a single thought is a much
simpler thing to wrap one’s comprehension around than an entire mind (multiple
thoughts, feelings, perspectives, etc.).
The word
“emotioning” is also noteworthy, not only because "emotion" carries a very
different meaning than "suffer" but also because it is used here in a verb form –
as something someone does rather than simply observing. Taking deliberate
action concerning one’s emotions would inevitably involve some sort of
sacrifice (i.e. pain) but also require oneself to be present and alive rather
than having one’s thoughts stuck in the past or the future, full of fear and
worry, or pure fantasy. This adds incredible poignant depth to what would otherwise
be a somewhat morose phrase.
As you can
imagine, I’ve had some fun searching through at least a few scriptures using
the Interlinear Scripture Analyzer. Perhaps you who read this will be able to
get something out of it as well. Until next time, God bless you all!
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