[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1780},["ShallowReactive",2],{"footer-links":3,"content-\u002Fdivine\u002Fbody-of-god":12},[4,9],{"path":5,"title":6,"type":7,"isExternal":8},"\u002Fabout","About","link",false,{"path":10,"title":11,"type":7,"isExternal":8},"\u002Fdisclaimer","Disclaimer",{"id":13,"title":14,"body":15,"description":25,"extension":1773,"meta":1774,"navigation":1775,"path":1776,"seo":1777,"stem":1778,"__hash__":1779},"content\u002Fdivine\u002Fbody-of-god.md","Is Jesus God’s Body?",{"type":16,"value":17,"toc":1746},"minimark",[18,22,26,37,46,49,100,122,125,144,152,202,890,908,913,920,945,960,964,978,982,1000,1004,1014,1047,1053,1062,1072,1085,1092,1100,1121,1127,1130,1144,1147,1216,1219,1222,1245,1255,1262,1267,1274,1282,1285,1303,1306,1310,1327,1330,1334,1361,1375,1379,1382,1488,1504,1531,1539,1553,1556,1569,1597,1607,1610,1619,1622,1630,1633,1646,1671,1693,1697],[19,20,14],"h1",{"id":21},"is-jesus-gods-body",[23,24,25],"p",{},"Several passages suggest that Jesus is God's body in flesh.",[27,28,30,36],"h2",{"id":29},"john-11-18-the-word-becoming-flesh",[31,32,35],"span",{"className":33,"dataReference":35},[34],"bible-ref","John 1:1-18"," (The Word Becoming Flesh)",[23,38,39,40,45],{},"Many Christians define ",[41,42,44],"a",{"href":43},"..\u002F..\u002Fname\u002Fword","\"the Word\" in John 1 as Jesus"," to proof his preexistance and participates in creation before he becames flesh. The sequence can describe one conscious subject throughout.",[23,47,48],{},"The problem with that approach is that:",[50,51,52,56,82,89,97],"ul",{},[53,54,55],"li",{},"It requires a redefinition of the word \"Word\". Nowhere else, not even in the book of John does \"Word\" mean Jesus.",[53,57,58,59,63,64],{},"It requires an explanation of multiple paradoxes it create in ",[31,60,62],{"className":61,"dataReference":62},[34],"John 1",". For example:\n",[50,65,66,74],{},[53,67,68,69,73],{},"In ",[31,70,72],{"className":71,"dataReference":72},[34],"John 1:1"," the same \"Word\" was simultanously with God and was God Himself.",[53,75,76,77,81],{},"God was never seen, yet Jesus was seen (",[31,78,80],{"className":79,"dataReference":80},[34],"John 1:18",").",[53,83,84,85,88],{},"It requires an explanation of how God could be His own Son and be born (",[31,86,80],{"className":87,"dataReference":80},[34],") as a human without being an alien or avatar. No human pre-existed or can give birth to himself.",[53,90,91,92,96],{},"It requires an explanation of why John would use riddles to testify that Jesus is God instead of just plainly say so. John said that this is supposed to be a \"witness\" (",[31,93,95],{"className":94,"dataReference":95},[34],"John 1:34",") not a clever riddle.",[53,98,99],{},"The divinity of Jesus conflicts with his conclusion at then end of John's book: \"these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.\" Neither \"Christ\" nor \"the Son\" means God. This is not a figure of speech, because it requires \"that believing you may have life\", implying this is a salvation issue.",[23,101,102,103,106,107,111,112,116,117,121],{},"If we keep ",[41,104,105],{"href":43},"the original meaning of \"word\"",", as it is used in the rest of John and the Bible, which means \"utterance, promise or plan\", then the Word is God the Father’s effective utterance, promise and plan, fulfilled in Jesus. ",[31,108,110],{"className":109,"dataReference":110},[34],"Genesis 1","; ",[31,113,115],{"className":114,"dataReference":115},[34],"Psalm 33:6",",9; ",[31,118,120],{"className":119,"dataReference":120},[34],"Isaiah 55:11"," provide the background: God the Father creates and accomplishes His purposes through speech. Describing that speech personally need not make it a second conscious being.",[23,123,124],{},"On this reading, the Word becoming flesh means that God kept His promise. In other words, what was said before, became reality (flesh). Peter explained to unbelievers:",[126,127,128],"blockquote",{},[23,129,130,131,135,136,139,140],{},"“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, ",[132,133,134],"strong",{},"a man"," attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— this Man, delivered over ",[132,137,138],{},"by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God",", you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death. — ",[31,141,143],{"className":142,"dataReference":143},[34],"Acts 2:22-23 (LSB)",[27,145,147,151],{"id":146},"philippians-26-8-form-of-god-likeness-of-men",[31,148,150],{"className":149,"dataReference":150},[34],"Philippians 2:6-8"," (Form Of God, Likeness of Men)",[126,153,154],{},[23,155,156,157,163,164,169,170,175,176,181,182,186,187,192,193,197,198],{},"who, ",[158,159,160],"em",{},[132,161,162],{},"though"," he ",[158,165,166],{},[132,167,168],{},"was"," in the ",[158,171,172],{},[132,173,174],{},"form"," of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, ",[158,177,178],{},[132,179,180],{},"by"," taking the ",[158,183,184],{},[132,185,174],{}," of a servant, ",[158,188,189],{},[132,190,191],{},"being born"," in the likeness of men. And being found in human ",[158,194,195],{},[132,196,174],{},", he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. — ",[31,199,201],{"className":200,"dataReference":201},[34],"Philippians 2:6-8 (ESV)",[203,204,205,229],"table",{},[206,207,208],"thead",{},[209,210,211,215,218,221],"tr",{},[212,213,214],"th",{},"Greek",[212,216,217],{},"English (Actual)",[212,219,220],{},"ESV",[212,222,223],{},[41,224,228],{"href":225,"rel":226},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgrammar\u002Fgreek.htm",[227],"nofollow","Morphology",[230,231,232,250,270,287,312,329,350,371,389,407,423,440,458,474,491,508,525,547,563,585,598,618,635,656,672,692,710,726,742,758,772,787,804,821,838,854,870],"tbody",{},[209,233,234,242,245,247],{},[235,236,237],"td",{},[41,238,241],{"href":239,"rel":240},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3739.htm",[227],"hos",[235,243,244],{},"who",[235,246,244],{},[235,248,249],{},"RelPro-NMS",[209,251,252,259,262,268],{},[235,253,254],{},[158,255,256],{},[132,257,258],{},"MISSING!",[235,260,261],{},"-",[235,263,264],{},[158,265,266],{},[132,267,162],{},[235,269,261],{},[209,271,272,279,282,284],{},[235,273,274],{},[41,275,278],{"href":276,"rel":277},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1722.htm",[227],"en",[235,280,281],{},"in",[235,283,281],{},[235,285,286],{},"Prep",[209,288,289,296,302,309],{},[235,290,291],{},[41,292,295],{"href":293,"rel":294},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3444.htm",[227],"morphē",[235,297,298,301],{},[31,299,300],{},"the"," shape",[235,303,304,305],{},"the ",[158,306,307],{},[132,308,174],{},[235,310,311],{},"N-DFS",[209,313,314,321,324,326],{},[235,315,316],{},[41,317,320],{"href":318,"rel":319},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2316.htm",[227],"Theou",[235,322,323],{},"of God",[235,325,323],{},[235,327,328],{},"N-GMS",[209,330,331,338,341,347],{},[235,332,333],{},[41,334,337],{"href":335,"rel":336},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F5225.htm",[227],"hyparchōn",[235,339,340],{},"existing",[235,342,343],{},[158,344,345],{},[132,346,168],{},[235,348,349],{},"V-PPA-NMS",[209,351,352,359,362,368],{},[235,353,354],{},[41,355,358],{"href":356,"rel":357},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3756.htm",[227],"ouch",[235,360,361],{},"not",[235,363,364,367],{},[31,365,366],{},"did"," not",[235,369,370],{},"Adv",[209,372,373,380,383,386],{},[235,374,375],{},[41,376,379],{"href":377,"rel":378},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F725.htm",[227],"harpagmon",[235,381,382],{},"something to be grasped",[235,384,385],{},"thing to be grasped",[235,387,388],{},"N-AMS",[209,390,391,398,401,404],{},[235,392,393],{},[41,394,397],{"href":395,"rel":396},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2233.htm",[227],"hēgēsato",[235,399,400],{},"considered",[235,402,403],{},"count",[235,405,406],{},"V-AIM-3S",[209,408,409,416,418,420],{},[235,410,411],{},[41,412,415],{"href":413,"rel":414},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3588.htm",[227],"to",[235,417,261],{},[235,419,261],{},[235,421,422],{},"Art-ANS",[209,424,425,432,435,437],{},[235,426,427],{},[41,428,431],{"href":429,"rel":430},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1510.htm",[227],"einai",[235,433,434],{},"to be",[235,436,261],{},[235,438,439],{},"V-PNA",[209,441,442,449,452,455],{},[235,443,444],{},[41,445,448],{"href":446,"rel":447},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2470.htm",[227],"isa",[235,450,451],{},"equal",[235,453,454],{},"equality",[235,456,457],{},"Adj-ANP",[209,459,460,466,469,471],{},[235,461,462],{},[41,463,465],{"href":318,"rel":464},[227],"Theō",[235,467,468],{},"with God",[235,470,468],{},[235,472,473],{},"N-DMS",[209,475,476,483,486,488],{},[235,477,478],{},[41,479,482],{"href":480,"rel":481},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F235.htm",[227],"alla",[235,484,485],{},"but",[235,487,485],{},[235,489,490],{},"Conj",[209,492,493,500,503,505],{},[235,494,495],{},[41,496,499],{"href":497,"rel":498},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1438.htm",[227],"heauton",[235,501,502],{},"himself",[235,504,502],{},[235,506,507],{},"RefPro-AM3S",[209,509,510,517,520,522],{},[235,511,512],{},[41,513,516],{"href":514,"rel":515},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2758.htm",[227],"ekenōsen",[235,518,519],{},"emptied",[235,521,519],{},[235,523,524],{},"V-AIA-3S",[209,526,527,533,538,544],{},[235,528,529],{},[41,530,532],{"href":293,"rel":531},[227],"morphēn",[235,534,535,537],{},[31,536,300],{}," form",[235,539,304,540],{},[158,541,542],{},[132,543,174],{},[235,545,546],{},"N-AFS",[209,548,549,556,559,561],{},[235,550,551],{},[41,552,555],{"href":553,"rel":554},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1401.htm",[227],"doulou",[235,557,558],{},"of a servant",[235,560,558],{},[235,562,328],{},[209,564,565,572,575,582],{},[235,566,567],{},[41,568,571],{"href":569,"rel":570},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2983.htm",[227],"labōn",[235,573,574],{},"having taken",[235,576,577,581],{},[158,578,579],{},[132,580,180],{}," taking",[235,583,584],{},"V-APA-NMS",[209,586,587,592,594,596],{},[235,588,589],{},[41,590,278],{"href":276,"rel":591},[227],[235,593,281],{},[235,595,281],{},[235,597,286],{},[209,599,600,607,612,615],{},[235,601,602],{},[41,603,606],{"href":604,"rel":605},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3667.htm",[227],"homoiōmati",[235,608,609,611],{},[31,610,300],{}," likeness",[235,613,614],{},"the likeness",[235,616,617],{},"N-DNS",[209,619,620,627,630,632],{},[235,621,622],{},[41,623,626],{"href":624,"rel":625},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F444.htm",[227],"anthrōpōn",[235,628,629],{},"of men",[235,631,629],{},[235,633,634],{},"N-GMP",[209,636,637,644,647,653],{},[235,638,639],{},[41,640,643],{"href":641,"rel":642},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1096.htm",[227],"genomenos",[235,645,646],{},"become",[235,648,649],{},[158,650,651],{},[132,652,191],{},[235,654,655],{},"V-APM-NMS",[209,657,658,665,668,670],{},[235,659,660],{},[41,661,664],{"href":662,"rel":663},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2532.htm",[227],"kai",[235,666,667],{},"And",[235,669,667],{},[235,671,490],{},[209,673,674,681,684,690],{},[235,675,676],{},[41,677,680],{"href":678,"rel":679},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F4976.htm",[227],"schēmati",[235,682,683],{},"in the state",[235,685,686],{},[158,687,688],{},[132,689,174],{},[235,691,617],{},[209,693,694,701,704,707],{},[235,695,696],{},[41,697,700],{"href":698,"rel":699},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2147.htm",[227],"heuretheis",[235,702,703],{},"having been found",[235,705,706],{},"found in",[235,708,709],{},"V-APP-NMS",[209,711,712,719,722,724],{},[235,713,714],{},[41,715,718],{"href":716,"rel":717},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F5613.htm",[227],"hōs",[235,720,721],{},"as",[235,723,721],{},[235,725,370],{},[209,727,728,734,737,739],{},[235,729,730],{},[41,731,733],{"href":624,"rel":732},[227],"anthrōpos",[235,735,736],{},"a man,",[235,738,134],{},[235,740,741],{},"N-NMS",[209,743,744,751,754,756],{},[235,745,746],{},[41,747,750],{"href":748,"rel":749},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F5013.htm",[227],"etapeinōsen",[235,752,753],{},"he humbled",[235,755,753],{},[235,757,524],{},[209,759,760,765,768,770],{},[235,761,762],{},[41,763,499],{"href":497,"rel":764},[227],[235,766,767],{},"himself,",[235,769,502],{},[235,771,507],{},[209,773,774,779,782,785],{},[235,775,776],{},[41,777,643],{"href":641,"rel":778},[227],[235,780,781],{},"having become",[235,783,784],{},"becoming",[235,786,655],{},[209,788,789,796,799,801],{},[235,790,791],{},[41,792,795],{"href":793,"rel":794},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F5255.htm",[227],"hypēkoos",[235,797,798],{},"obedient",[235,800,798],{},[235,802,803],{},"Adj-NMS",[209,805,806,813,816,819],{},[235,807,808],{},[41,809,812],{"href":810,"rel":811},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F3360.htm",[227],"mechri",[235,814,815],{},"unto",[235,817,818],{},"to the point of",[235,820,286],{},[209,822,823,830,833,836],{},[235,824,825],{},[41,826,829],{"href":827,"rel":828},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2288.htm",[227],"thanatou",[235,831,832],{},"death,",[235,834,835],{},"death",[235,837,328],{},[209,839,840,845,850,852],{},[235,841,842],{},[41,843,829],{"href":827,"rel":844},[227],[235,846,847,849],{},[31,848,300],{}," death",[235,851,835],{},[235,853,328],{},[209,855,856,863,866,868],{},[235,857,858],{},[41,859,862],{"href":860,"rel":861},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F1161.htm",[227],"de",[235,864,865],{},"even",[235,867,865],{},[235,869,490],{},[209,871,872,879,885,888],{},[235,873,874],{},[41,875,878],{"href":876,"rel":877},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F4716.htm",[227],"staurou",[235,880,881,882,884],{},"of ",[31,883,41],{}," cross.",[235,886,887],{},"on a cross",[235,889,328],{},[891,892,894],"markdown-alert",{"type":893},"caution",[23,895,896,897,902,903,907],{},"The translation errors are highlighted in ",[158,898,899],{},[132,900,901],{},"bold italics"," in the above table. This is a clear example how Bible scripture were adjusted to compensate for the ",[41,904,906],{"href":905},"..\u002Ftrinity","Trinity Doctrine",".",[909,910,912],"h3",{"id":911},"though-he-was-in-the-form-of-god","“Though he was in the form of God”",[23,914,915,916,919],{},"The Greek verb hyparcho is translated as ",[158,917,918],{},"“he was”"," here. This gives the impression that \"he was\" in the form of God before he was made in the likeness of man.",[23,921,922,923,926,927,930,931,935,936,939,940,944],{},"The Greek verb is not an aorist, but in the ",[132,924,925],{},"present active voice",", meaning “he is” or “he has” rather than “he was”. That is, Jesus is ",[132,928,929],{},"now"," in form of God. The first part of ",[31,932,934],{"className":933,"dataReference":934},[34],"Philippians 2:6"," refers to the ",[132,937,938],{},"present circumstances"," of now being in the form of God having been exalted and being given a name above every name (",[31,941,943],{"className":942,"dataReference":943},[34],"Philippians 2:9-11","). Some translations render this as “being in the form of God” which is more correct than “he was”.",[23,946,947,948,951,952,955,956,959],{},"The word ",[132,949,950],{},"“though” is not in the Greek text"," and is an ",[132,953,954],{},"interpretive interpolation",". An interpolation is a new or spurious matter inserted into the text. In this case, it is used to bias the reader to give the impression that the statement is to be contrasted with what comes after in ",[31,957,934],{"className":958,"dataReference":934},[34]," “did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.” Adding the word “though” to “he was” is a biased interpretive decision that goes beyond what the actual text conveys.",[909,961,963],{"id":962},"by-taking-the-form-of-a-servant","“by taking the form of a servant”",[23,965,966,967,970,971,973,974,977],{},"There is ",[132,968,969],{},"no word “by” in Greek",". “By” in this case is another ",[132,972,954],{},". This word was ",[132,975,976],{},"added by the translators"," to imply that Jesus made the decision to become a man.",[909,979,981],{"id":980},"born-in-the-likeness-of-men","“born in the likeness of men”",[23,983,984,985,988,989,992,993,907],{},"The Greek word translated ‘born’ is γενόμενος (ginomai) ",[132,986,987],{},"means to be, become, happen"," or ",[132,990,991],{},"to come into existence, be born",". The general meaning is to ",[132,994,995,996],{},"come into existence without any reference to any kind of ",[41,997,999],{"href":998},"preexistance","preexistence",[909,1001,1003],{"id":1002},"in-human-form","“in human form”",[23,1005,1006,1007,1010,1011,907],{},"The ESV ",[132,1008,1009],{},"translates both the Greek words morphe and schema as “form”"," but these Greek words have a ",[132,1012,1013],{},"different meanings",[23,1015,1016,1017,1020,1021,1024,1025,1028,1029,1032,1033,1037,1038,1042,1043,81],{},"The Greek word ",[132,1018,1019],{},"schēma"," refers to what something is in its composition. The BDAG lexicon defines schēma as the generally recognized ",[132,1022,1023],{},"state or form of something",", including its ",[132,1026,1027],{},"functional aspect"," — ",[132,1030,1031],{},"what something actually is"," in its composition and function, not merely what it looks like from the outside. Jesus was found in the composition of a man — he is a man in his actual being. The verb \"was found\" (heuretheis) is passive — he was recognized, discovered, identified by others as what he actually was: a human being. This is the consistent testimony of those who knew him: \"Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God\" (",[31,1034,1036],{"className":1035,"dataReference":1036},[34],"Acts 2:22","); \"the man Christ Jesus\" (",[31,1039,1041],{"className":1040,"dataReference":1041},[34],"1 Timothy 2:5","); \"a man whom he has appointed\" (",[31,1044,1046],{"className":1045,"dataReference":1046},[34],"Acts 17:31",[23,1048,1016,1049,1052],{},[132,1050,1051],{},"morphe"," refers to the outward appearance of something.",[23,1054,1055,1056,1058,1059,1061],{},"The English translation conflates ",[132,1057,1051],{}," with ",[132,1060,1019],{}," and renders both as “form” in English which obscures the difference. To maintain the distinction that is in Greek it would be more accurate to translate morphe as “display” or “appearance” and schema as “fashion” or “composition” (ontology).",[23,1063,1064,1065,1068,1069,907],{},"That is, Jesus is ",[132,1066,1067],{},"a man in composition"," and not just in appearance, but the ",[132,1070,1071],{},"display of God",[23,1073,1074,1075,1080,1081,1084],{},"A ",[41,1076,1079],{"href":1077,"rel":1078},"https:\u002F\u002Fpreexistenceofchrist.com\u002Funderstanding-philippians-2\u002F",[227],"literal translation of Philippians 2:6-8"," show that this passage does not teach incarnation but rather refutes it and ",[41,1082,1083],{"href":905},"Trinitarian theology",". This is possibly why the church found it necessary to change the text to protect the Trinitarian doctrine.",[23,1086,1087,1088,907],{},"What is said in no uncertain terms is that Jesus was exalted and given the authority he has because of his obedience until death on a cross.  Rather than describing incarnation, this passage confirms ",[41,1089,1091],{"href":1090},"..\u002Fshema","the Unitarian understanding of God",[27,1093,1095,1099],{"id":1094},"colossians-114-through-his-blood",[31,1096,1098],{"className":1097,"dataReference":1098},[34],"Colossians 1:14"," (Through His Blood)",[126,1101,1102],{},[23,1103,1104,1105,1110,1111,1116,1117],{},"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in Whom ",[158,1106,1107],{},[31,1108,1109],{},"God"," we have redemption ",[158,1112,1113],{},[132,1114,1115],{},"through His blood",", the forgiveness of sins. — ",[31,1118,1120],{"className":1119,"dataReference":1120},[34],"Colossians 1:13-14 (NKJV)",[23,1122,1123,1124,907],{},"The context shows that the \"Whom\" refers to God, because it distinctly mention \"the kingdom of the Son of His love\". Since Jesus did not had a son, this could only refer to God the Father. However, the Bible is clear the Jesus was crucified and this is used as evidence that ",[158,1125,1126],{},"the blood of Jesus is God's own blood",[23,1128,1129],{},"However, this is a textual additional added in the medieval times, absent from earlier more reliable manuscripts.",[126,1131,1132],{},[23,1133,1134,1135,1138,1139],{},"tc διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ (dia tou {aimato\" autou, “through his blood”) is read at this juncture by several minuscule mss (614 630 1505 2464 al) as well as a few, mostly secondary, versional and patristic witnesses... ",[132,1136,1137],{},"the testimony on behalf of the shorter reading is quite overwhelming",": {א A B C D F G Ψ 075 0150 6 33 1739 1881 Ï latt co as well as several other versions and fathers}. — ",[41,1140,1143],{"href":1141,"rel":1142},"https:\u002F\u002Fclassic.net.bible.org\u002Fverse.php\u002Fverse.php?book=Col&chapter=1&tab=commentaries&verse=14&",[227],"NETBible Commentary",[23,1145,1146],{},"In other words, the phrase “through his blood” is absent from the earliest and most reliable manuscripts. The following table summarizes the evidence:",[203,1148,1149,1162],{},[206,1150,1151],{},[209,1152,1153,1156,1159],{},[212,1154,1155],{},"Manuscript",[212,1157,1158],{},"Approximate date",[212,1160,1161],{},"“Through his blood”",[230,1163,1164,1175,1185,1195,1205],{},[209,1165,1166,1169,1172],{},[235,1167,1168],{},"Papyrus 46 (𝔓46)",[235,1170,1171],{},"AD 200",[235,1173,1174],{},"Absent",[209,1176,1177,1180,1183],{},[235,1178,1179],{},"Codex Vaticanus (B)",[235,1181,1182],{},"AD 325–350",[235,1184,1174],{},[209,1186,1187,1190,1193],{},[235,1188,1189],{},"Codex Sinaiticus (א)",[235,1191,1192],{},"AD 330–360",[235,1194,1174],{},[209,1196,1197,1200,1203],{},[235,1198,1199],{},"Codex Alexandrinus (A)",[235,1201,1202],{},"AD 400–440",[235,1204,1174],{},[209,1206,1207,1210,1213],{},[235,1208,1209],{},"Later Greek minuscule manuscripts",[235,1211,1212],{},"Mainly medieval",[235,1214,1215],{},"Present in a minority",[23,1217,1218],{},"The NET Bible's textual apparatus confirms that the evidence for the shorter reading is overwhelming.",[23,1220,1221],{},"Why do scholars consider the shorter reading original?",[50,1223,1224,1227,1230,1242],{},[53,1225,1226],{},"Earlier evidence: The oldest important Greek witnesses omit the phrase.",[53,1228,1229],{},"Broad agreement: Manuscripts from different textual traditions support the shorter reading.",[53,1231,1232,1233,1237,1238,1241],{},"Likely scribal addition: ",[31,1234,1236],{"className":1235,"dataReference":1236},[34],"Ephesians 1:7"," contains the exact phrase. A copyist may have added it to ",[31,1239,1098],{"className":1240,"dataReference":1098},[34]," to harmonize the two passages.",[53,1243,1244],{},"No obvious reason for removal: If Paul originally wrote “through his blood,” it is difficult to explain why so many independent manuscript traditions would omit it.",[23,1246,1247,1248,1251,1252,907],{},"That wording is firmly supported by Greek manuscript evidence. This is also why ",[132,1249,1250],{},"modern translations such as the ESV, NIV, NASB and LSB omit the phrase"," in ",[31,1253,1098],{"className":1254,"dataReference":1098},[34],[23,1256,1257,1258,1261],{},"This does not mean that redemption through Christ's blood is an unbiblical teaching. ",[31,1259,1236],{"className":1260,"dataReference":1236},[34]," explicitly states:",[126,1263,1264],{},[23,1265,1266],{},"“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins...”",[23,1268,1269,1270,1273],{},"But in the context of ",[31,1271,1236],{"className":1272,"dataReference":1236},[34],", the \"whom\" refers to Christ and not God the Father, which is correct.",[27,1275,1277,1281],{"id":1276},"colossians-29-god-in-a-human-body",[31,1278,1280],{"className":1279,"dataReference":1280},[34],"Colossians 2:9"," (God in a Human Body)",[23,1283,1284],{},"The misleading paraphrased NLT reads:",[126,1286,1287],{},[23,1288,1289,1290,1292,1293,1298,1299],{},"“For ",[158,1291,281],{}," Christ lives all the fullness of ",[158,1294,1295],{},[132,1296,1297],{},"God in a human body",". ” — ",[31,1300,1302],{"className":1301,"dataReference":1302},[34],"Colossians 2:9 (NLT)",[23,1304,1305],{},"This gives the impression that Christ is God's human body. Problems with this philosophy is that we as humans are concious living beings with real life experiences and a free will. If Christ was simply God's avatar, it would mean Christ was not a genuine human like us.",[909,1307,1309],{"id":1308},"addressing-the-word-in","Addressing the word \"in\"",[23,1311,1312,1313,1318,1319,1322,1323,907],{},"The ",[41,1314,1317],{"href":1315,"rel":1316},"https:\u002F\u002Fword.ofgod.info\u002Fsemantics\u002Fen",[227],"Greek preposition ἐν"," commonly translated as \"in\" could also mean \"on\", \"at\", \"by\", \"with\" depending on the context, however the Bible translators choose \"in\" to support the idea that God is ",[158,1320,1321],{},"inside"," His Jesus-body. However, God is Spirit and ",[41,1324,1326],{"href":1325},"omnipresence","omnipresent",[23,1328,1329],{},"God's presence was not limited to Jesus' human body. A better translation might be \"with\" meaning to support Jesus.",[909,1331,1333],{"id":1332},"adressing-the-word-god","Adressing the word \"God\"",[23,1335,1336,1337,1340,1341,1344,1345,1348,1349,1356,1357,1360],{},"Paul did not use the word \"God\" in ",[31,1338,1280],{"className":1339,"dataReference":1280},[34],". The Greek ",[158,1342,1343],{},"theotēs"," (θειότης) means ",[132,1346,1347],{},"deity",". ",[41,1350,1353,1354],{"href":1351,"rel":1352},"https:\u002F\u002Fbiblehub.com\u002Fgreek\u002F2320.htm",[227],"Thayer’s entry for ",[158,1355,1343],{}," glosses it as “deity” and “the state of being God.” Thayer distinguishes it from ",[158,1358,1359],{},"theiotēs",", treating the difference as essence in contrast to quality or attribute. For example the ESV reads:",[126,1362,1363],{},[23,1364,1289,1365,1367,1368,1370,1371],{},[158,1366,281],{}," him the whole fullness of ",[132,1369,1347],{}," dwells bodily.” — ",[31,1372,1374],{"className":1373,"dataReference":1374},[34],"Colossians 2:9 (ESV)",[909,1376,1378],{"id":1377},"context-is-not-about-incarnation","Context is not about Incarnation",[23,1380,1381],{},"The Legacy Standard Bible is a relatively literal translation of the Greek text:",[126,1383,1384,1423,1446,1481],{},[23,1385,1386,1387,1390,1391,1394,1395,1398,1399,1402,1403,1406,1407,1410,1411,1414,1415,1418,1419,1422],{},"For ",[132,1388,1389],{},"I want you to understand"," how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have ",[132,1392,1393],{},"not seen my face in the flesh",", so that their hearts may be encouraged, having been held together in love, even unto all the wealth of ",[132,1396,1397],{},"the full assurance of understanding",", unto ",[132,1400,1401],{},"the full knowledge of God’s mystery",", ",[158,1404,1405],{},"that is,"," Christ ",[158,1408,1409],{},"Himself,"," in whom are hidden all the treasures of ",[132,1412,1413],{},"wisdom and knowledge",". I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument. For even though I am ",[132,1416,1417],{},"absent in body",", nevertheless ",[132,1420,1421],{},"I am with you"," in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the stability of your faith in Christ.",[23,1424,1425,1426,1435,1436,1440,1441,1445],{},"Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so ",[132,1427,1428,1429,1434],{},"walk ",[158,1430,1431,1432],{},"in ",[31,1433,180],{}," him",", having been firmly rooted and being built up ",[158,1437,1431,1438],{},[31,1439,180],{}," him, and having been established ",[158,1442,1431,1443],{},[31,1444,180],{}," your faith—just as you were instructed—and abounding with thanksgiving.",[23,1447,1448,1449,1452,1453,1456,1457,1456,1460,1463,1464,1468,1469,1472,1473,1468,1477,1480],{},"See to it that no one takes you captive through ",[132,1450,1451],{},"philosophy"," and ",[132,1454,1455],{},"empty deception",", according to the ",[132,1458,1459],{},"tradition of men",[132,1461,1462],{},"elementary principles of the world",", and not according to Christ. For ",[158,1465,1431,1466],{},[31,1467,180],{}," him ",[132,1470,1471],{},"all the fullness of Deity dwells bodily",", and ",[158,1474,1431,1475],{},[31,1476,180],{},[132,1478,1479],{},"you have been filled",", who is the head over all rule and authority;",[23,1482,1483,1484],{},"— ",[31,1485,1487],{"className":1486,"dataReference":1487},[34],"Colossians 2:1-10 (LSB)",[23,1489,1490,1491,1402,1494,1402,1498,1500,1501,907],{},"As highlighted above, the context is about understanding, knowledge, wisdom in contrast to ",[41,1492,1451],{"href":1493},"..\u002Ftrinity\u002Fdevelopment",[41,1495,1497],{"href":1496},"texts","deception",[41,1499,1459],{"href":905},", elementary principles of the world. In this setting \"all the fullness of Deity\" refers to ",[132,1502,1503],{},"all the divine knowledge and wisdom",[23,1505,1506,1507,1511,1512,1516,1517,1522,1523,111,1527,81],{},"A second theme is the concept of being physically absent \"in the flesh\" (",[31,1508,1510],{"className":1509,"dataReference":1510},[34],"Colossians 2:1","), yet Paul is \"with them in spirit\" (",[31,1513,1515],{"className":1514,"dataReference":1515},[34],"Colossians 2:5","). Likewise, Christ is physically absent \"bodily\", yet because the disciples \"have been filled\" by this knowledge, they are equiped to be ",[41,1518,1521],{"href":1519,"rel":1520},"https:\u002F\u002Fkingdom.ofgod.info\u002Fchrist\u002Fbody",[227],"the body of Christ"," (",[31,1524,1526],{"className":1525,"dataReference":1526},[34],"1 Corinthians 12:27",[31,1528,1530],{"className":1529,"dataReference":1530},[34],"Ephesians 4:1-16",[27,1532,1534,1538],{"id":1533},"_1-timothy-316-god-manifested-in-flesh",[31,1535,1537],{"className":1536,"dataReference":1537},[34],"1 Timothy 3:16"," (God Manifested In Flesh)",[23,1540,1541,1542,1544,1545,1548,1549,1552],{},"The NKJV reads, “",[132,1543,1109],{}," was manifested in the flesh” (",[31,1546,1537],{"className":1547,"dataReference":1537},[34],", NKJV). That wording follows the Greek reading ",[158,1550,1551],{},"theos ephanerōthē"," (θεὸς ἐφανερώθη). If that were original, it would be an important text for the claim that God became incarnate.",[23,1554,1555],{},"The ESV follows the reading printed in the major modern critical editions:",[126,1557,1558],{},[23,1559,1560,1561,1564,1565],{},"“Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: ",[132,1562,1563],{},"He"," was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.” — ",[31,1566,1568],{"className":1567,"dataReference":1568},[34],"1 Timothy 3:16 (ESV)",[23,1570,1571,1572,1575,1576,1578,1579,1582,1583,1588,1589,1591,1592,1594,1595,907],{},"The key readings are ",[158,1573,1574],{},"theos"," (“God”), ",[158,1577,241],{}," (ὃς, “who”), and ",[158,1580,1581],{},"ho"," (ὅ, “which”). The ",[41,1584,1587],{"href":1585,"rel":1586},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.biblegateway.com\u002Fpassage\u002F?search=1%20Timothy%203%3A16&version=NET",[227],"NET Bible textual note"," reports ",[158,1590,1574],{}," in later corrections and Byzantine witnesses, and ",[158,1593,1581],{}," in the Latin tradition. It also describes the Alexandrian and Western evidence as favouring ",[158,1596,241],{},[23,1598,1599,1600,1602,1603,1606],{},"The evidence is mixed, and the variant cannot be resolved by English translation preference alone. On the reported textual evidence, the critical reading is ",[158,1601,241],{},", “who.” The relative pronoun also fits the following masculine clauses: “vindicated,” “seen,” “proclaimed,” “believed on,” and “taken up.” ",[158,1604,1605],{},"Ho"," is a neuter reading and may refer to “the mystery.”",[23,1608,1609],{},"Paul made in the same letter an explicit distinction:",[126,1611,1612],{},[23,1613,1614,1615],{},"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, — ",[31,1616,1618],{"className":1617,"dataReference":1618},[34],"1 Timothy 2:5 (ESV)",[23,1620,1621],{},"Paul would not have contradicting himself within the same letter.",[27,1623,1625,1629],{"id":1624},"_1-john-42-christ-has-come-in-flesh",[31,1626,1628],{"className":1627,"dataReference":1628},[34],"1 John 4:2"," (Christ Has Come In Flesh)",[23,1631,1632],{},"John requires a confession of Jesus’ real coming in flesh:",[126,1634,1635],{},[23,1636,1637,1638,1641,1642],{},"“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that ",[132,1639,1640],{},"Jesus Christ has come in the flesh"," is from God.” — ",[31,1643,1645],{"className":1644,"dataReference":1645},[34],"1 John 4:2 (ESV)",[23,1647,1648,1649,1653,1654,1657,1658,1661,1662,1666,1667,907],{},"In John's lifetime there was an ancient belief that ",[41,1650,1652],{"href":1651},"..\u002Fdivine","Christ was divine"," but ",[158,1655,1656],{},"not genuinely human",", called ",[132,1659,1660],{},"Docetism",". This is evident from 1 John's opending where he made it clear that they seen, heard and touched Jesus Christ. These actions would have been unnecessary if his audience already thought Jesus was a human. Furthermore, in ",[31,1663,1665],{"className":1664,"dataReference":1665},[34],"1 John 5:5-8"," he vividly describe Jesus Christ \"came by water and blood\", elements from a normal natural human baby's birth. He wanted to make sure his audience understood that Jesus was ",[41,1668,1670],{"href":1669},"..\u002F..\u002Fhuman","genuine human",[23,1672,1673,1674,1678,1679,1682,1683,1686,1687,907],{},"Now, in the context of ",[31,1675,1677],{"className":1676,"dataReference":1677},[34],"1 John 4:2-3",", to ensure that the preacher was not another Decetism follower, an obvious test would be to check if they confess that \"Christ come in flesh\" (born like any other human). John was not affirming ",[41,1680,1681],{"href":998},"concious preexistance",". Instead John was saying that ",[132,1684,1685],{},"those follow Docetism"," are being deceived by ",[132,1688,1689],{},[41,1690,1692],{"href":1691},"..\u002Fshema\u002Fconcerns\u002Fantichrist","the spirit of the antichrist",[27,1694,1696],{"id":1695},"conclusion","Conclusion",[23,1698,1312,1699,1703,1704,1707,1708,1402,1712,1716,1717,1721,1722,1726,1727,1731,1732,1736,1737,1740,1741,1745],{},[41,1700,1702],{"href":1701},"#john-11-18-the-word-becoming-flesh","Word becoming flesh"," describes God’s promise fulfilled in Jesus, not God becoming a human avatar. In ",[41,1705,1280],{"href":1706},"#colossians-29-god-in-a-human-body",", the ",[41,1709,1711],{"href":1710},"#addressing-the-word-in","word “in”",[41,1713,1715],{"href":1714},"#adressing-the-word-god","“deity”",", and the ",[41,1718,1720],{"href":1719},"#context-is-not-about-incarnation","surrounding context"," do not say that the Father inhabits a human body. The ",[41,1723,1725],{"href":1724},"#1-timothy-316-god-manifested-in-flesh","textual evidence for 1 Timothy 3:16"," does not establish that God became flesh, and the letter calls Jesus “the man Christ Jesus.” John’s confession that ",[41,1728,1730],{"href":1729},"#1-john-42-christ-has-come-in-flesh","Jesus truly came in flesh"," affirms his real humanity, not that he was God’s body. Scripture therefore ",[41,1733,1735],{"href":1734},"..\u002Fhuman\u002Fdistinct","distinguishes"," ",[41,1738,1739],{"href":1090},"the one LORD"," from his ",[41,1742,1744],{"href":1743},"..\u002Fhuman","human Christ",": God is present and active in his Son, but Jesus is not God’s physical human body.",{"title":1747,"searchDepth":1748,"depth":1748,"links":1749},"",2,[1750,1752,1760,1762,1768,1770,1772],{"id":29,"depth":1748,"text":1751},"John 1:1-18 (The Word Becoming Flesh)",{"id":146,"depth":1748,"text":1753,"children":1754},"Philippians 2:6-8 (Form Of God, Likeness of Men)",[1755,1757,1758,1759],{"id":911,"depth":1756,"text":912},3,{"id":962,"depth":1756,"text":963},{"id":980,"depth":1756,"text":981},{"id":1002,"depth":1756,"text":1003},{"id":1094,"depth":1748,"text":1761},"Colossians 1:14 (Through His Blood)",{"id":1276,"depth":1748,"text":1763,"children":1764},"Colossians 2:9 (God in a Human Body)",[1765,1766,1767],{"id":1308,"depth":1756,"text":1309},{"id":1332,"depth":1756,"text":1333},{"id":1377,"depth":1756,"text":1378},{"id":1533,"depth":1748,"text":1769},"1 Timothy 3:16 (God Manifested In Flesh)",{"id":1624,"depth":1748,"text":1771},"1 John 4:2 (Christ Has Come In Flesh)",{"id":1695,"depth":1748,"text":1696},"md",{},true,"\u002Fdivine\u002Fbody-of-god",{"title":14,"description":25},"divine\u002Fbody-of-god","JEYuIeo3GyKt4yzmw_JW1IKAPOXvRLSLzV-qcPGMScE",1794459725662]