Article August 23, 1941 Issue

Bible Notes

[The Biblical citations given in the Christian Science Quarterly are from the Authorized King James Version. The Bible Notes in this column can be used, if deemed necessary, to elucidate some of the words or passages contained in the Bible Lessons. The Notes in this issue are related to the Lesson-Sermon designated to be read in Christian Science churches on August 31, 1941.]

"It is the power of God unto salvation" (Rom. 1:16)—The Greek preposition here rendered "unto" suggests the thought of progress, or "leading up to." The Twentieth Century New Testament suggests: "It is the power of God which brings Salvation;" while Weymouth (Fifth Edition) has: "It is God's power working for salvation."

"As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger. ... The voice of one crying in the wilderness" (Mark 1:2, 3)—It may be noted that the two prophetic passages referred to in these verses are Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3.

"He saw the heavens opened" (Mark 1:10)—The Greek verb rendered "opened" is in reality a stronger term than this translation would suggest, and means literally "to cleave, rend, or cleave asunder." Hence the American Standard Version has: "He saw the heavens rent asunder;" and Goodspeed suggests: "He saw the heavens torn open."

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