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To: magdalen
The only creature ever addressed as FULL OF GRACE! If something is full, there is no room for anything else; a soul full of grace has no room for even original sin you see.

Acts 6:8 (Amplified Bible)
Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now Stephen, full of grace (divine blessing and favor) and power (strength and ability) worked great wonders and signs (miracles) among the people.

17 posted on 04/27/2008 7:19:18 PM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: Always Right

Amen, thanks for quoting that one.


22 posted on 04/27/2008 7:24:35 PM PDT by Boagenes (I'm your huckleberry, that's just my game.)
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To: Always Right
You have a weird translation you are using!

The Greek word used to describe the grace which Mary was filled with is "Charitou." The KJV translates this as "highly favored."

The Greek word in the passage you cite means in no way "divine blessing" or "favor." It is translated in the KJV as "faith," and can also be translated as "conviction (of the truth)."

Not only are the words completely different, but neither the primary translation (grace) or either synonyms (divine blessing, favor) are at all reasonable!

66 posted on 04/28/2008 6:44:44 AM PDT by dangus
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