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SoothingDave;OLD REGGIE

OR>Scripture?

SD>You know. It's in Luke. The angel greets Mary as "full of grace." At least he does in the Vulgate. Protestants tend to mistranslate this one.

SD

47,161 posted on 04/17/2003 10:44 AM MDT by SoothingDave

Sorry Dave. Vulgate is Jerome's best effort of translating from the Original Koine Greek to Latin.

It is closer to the following when translated from Koine Greek to English

NIV Luke 1:28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
NASB Luke 1:28 And coming in, he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you."

Not

DRA Luke 1:28 And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
KJV Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

chuck <truth@YeshuaHaMashiach>

It is closer to the following when translated from Koine Greek to English

That is your opinion. Regardless, what is the "highest favor" that a God could bestow upon a woman?

Salvation.

Sorry Dave. Vulgate is Jerome's best effort of translating from the Original Koine Greek to Latin.

It is closer to the following when translated from Koine Greek to English.

I suspect Dave is well aware of this. He hunted high and low until he found a translation and a translation of a translation which had his magic words.