Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-15

tlsm is essential 20 salvation nor an
integral part OF the Gospel OF Jesus
| Christ, contend that the word and
should be translated "even' Concern
ing this, letter has been received IN
this city from some Elders IN the East
stating that ministers Of what they de-
nominate THE Free Gospel assert that
the proper translation OF the passage
from the Greek IN Except man be
born Of water, even OF the spirit he
cannot enter into the Kingdom OF Heay-
en-" They desired to know whether this
can possibly be considered correct
translation The answer to this inquiry
by Professor James r.. Nowlln A, NJ, of
the Latter-day Saints University, is
here presented. We think this should be
sufficient to settle the controversy II
anything more than a simple reading
OF the text In comparison with other
parts OF scripture is necessary:
In the expression Of the Savior as
used In the lesson given Nlcodemus as
found In John and 3. toWit Ean
ma lis gennatha ex hudatos kai Pneu-
matos' / am asked II the kar In this
text which is translated and cannot he
translated Just aa correctly by eNcn,'
even as or some similar tuu.
~ have no hesltaucy In saying that,
this text and many similar to il cannot
be so clearly and correctly rendered by
any other term than that Dlready used,
and
IN order that you may see the una
nimity OF the understanding of the best
scholars OF the world, ] furnish you
the exact rendering OF this expression
as found I'm the six principal trans.a-
tons OF the Bible, all using the Scnolz
Greek text, which Is regarded as most
authentic the world over:
First, In the Welt translation OF
1880 the words, can ma It's gcnnatha
OK hudatos kali Pneumatos' are rem
dercd but man be borne of water
aud Of the h0ll goost I'm the Tyndale
translation of 1884 they are rendered,
except that a man be borne OF water
and OF the Sprte,
"ln the Cranmcr translation of 1889
they are rendered, except man be
borne OF water and OF the Sprlte
'ln the Geneva translation OF ll51
they are rendered, except % man be
begottcn OF The wafer ans OF the
Splrite
In the Reims translation OF 1882
they are rendered, unless a man be
born again Of water and the SPIRIT
"In the authorized. or King james
1911 translation they are rendered, 'eN-
cept q man be born Of water ana of the
Spirit
These TRANSACTIONS have been sub
jected to the scrutiny Of scholars Tor
several hundred years past ana yet not
once has the rendering OF this little
conjunction "kal' been assailed
IN the Revised translation of 1881
and 1855 they are rendered, Except "A
man be born OF water and the spirit
Wherever the emphatic 'aman' oC-
ours at the beginning Of sentence, az
In this one and I'm Matt, bis Mark ID
30 and 81. Luke 2l-32 and 49, It most
emphatcally points to the Importance
of what is about to be said and Is an
indication that the language will be
clear forCible comprehensive, ana
readily understood The Kali and Is
simply a copulatiye coordinate con-
junction In such expressions, nor do
/ believe that this viii be called in
question by any scholar
Il feel inclined to add further, for the
encouragement Of anyone into whose
hands this paper may come, a brief
toilllleUN on ING hpOfN Nh'NNN N@Nf' W.
sion of Jesus,
"The can ma tls' means unless one
anyone everyone 'gennatha ex huda-
tos kai Pneumatos' be born OF water
and Of the Spirit Every one, not
merely Proselytes but all the Jews ana
all others who would become disciples
Of Christ must be- reRenerated and
born again of water and OF the Holy
Ghost. No privileges of birth or posi-
ton no natural advantages OF one
above another, no blessings, such as
the Jews the chosen people, enjoyed
would answer the requirements In TINS
matter.
Except one be born anew as the
Savior taught I'm this lesson by the
mighty and mysterious influence of the
Holy Spirit and the baptism in water,
beautiful and apt symbol OF purlhca-
ton wrought IN the soul by His graz
cious Influence. he 'cannot enter into
the Kingdom OF God so as to enjoy It's
unspeakably precious privileges