Interlinear "Tweaking"

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

February 12, 2011


 *INTERLINEAR “TWEAKING” - February 12, 2011*


 *Friends - This is a Progress Report on the Interlinear Printing. *


 *On January 8th our printers met with 3 of us in the Seattle area - who are
working together on the Printing Preparation.*


 *Our page format needs some “tweaking” according to our printers: - too
much white space on either side of the text, which takes up to 40% of each
page.*


 *I have given myself the project to double up the shorter lines, and to use
the English text for the Title when the sentence is but one line long. This
reduces that sentence by 3 lines, and definitely helps.*


 *Then the Associate helps the Printer by taking the larger titles of
Sections, Paragraphs and subdivision - putting them together and changing
them from 11 point to 8 point fonts, but still in “caps”. *


 *I believe the shortening of the complete Interlinear Greek NT will be so
considerable from these two “tweakings”, that printing this year is
definitely in sight.*


 *Since January 8th, I have completed my part of the above for the 4
Gospels, the Book of James and Acts 1-8. With the Gospels, Acts and the 7
General Epistles, 140 of the 260 NT chapters will be complete for my part,
leaving only 40% of the NT to go. This work does take strong concentration
on my part, so I will appreciate your prayers.*


 *I am including John 1:1-18 in this revised format for this mailing, but
not the “tweaking” of the
Associate Printer. You can compare this with the first format on our Website
under “Interlinear”. *


 *Some 20 have already made reservations for the first printed copies, which
can be made from our Homepage on our Website.*


 *In the Spring of 1948 I traveled throughout the Province of Saskatchewan
as Speaker with a Male *

*Quartet from the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. They knew of my vision
for this project plus my NOTES, and asked to be put down for first copies. I
fear they all may be in heaven now. The delay was necessary for the Computer
Age - and for my grandson to prepare a revised Website. My picture appears
with the Quartet 4 in the “Greystone” - the 1948 Edition of the University
of Saskatchewan, from which I graduated with a B.A. *


 *It is not planned for my “NOTES” to be included in the printing, but they
already appear on our Website in the complete Outlined Interlinear Greek NT
under “Interlinear”. *


 *Any thoughts or suggestions you might have will be appreciated.*


 *Your friend - Jim Watt*



 *(From: JOHN #1 - 1:1-18)*


 *JOHN'S SUMMARY: THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, SON OF THE LIVING GOD*


 *I. 1:1-2:11 JESUS COMMENCES HIS MIRACULOUS MINISTRY*

*A. 1:1-18 PURPOSE OF JESUS: TO REVEAL GOD TO MAN*

*1. 1:1 In the beginning the Word was, and the Word was with :God, and the
Word was God.*

En arCH*E* [746] *e*n ho LOgos [3056], kai ho LOgos *e*n pros ton TheON, kai
TheOS *e*n ho LOgos.


 *2. 1:2-13 PURPOSE OF WORD: LIGHT AND LIFE FOR MEN*

*a. 1:2 The same was in the beginning with :God.*

HOUtos *e*n en arCH*E* pros ton TheON.


 *b. 1:3 All things became through him; and without him nothing became that
had become.*

PANta di' auTOU eGEne-to [1096]; kai ch*o*RIS auTOU eGEne-to ouDE hen ho
GEgo-nen.


 *c. 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of :men.*

en auT*O* z*o*-*E* [2222] *e*n; kai h*e* z*o*-*E* *e*n to ph*o*s [5457] t*o*n
anTHR*O*p*o*n.


 *d. 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended
it not.*

kai to ph*o*s en t*e* skoTIa [4653] PHAInei [5316]; kai h*e* skoTIa auTO ou
kaTEla-ben [2638].


 *e. 1:6 There came to be a man, sent from God, his name was John.*

eGEne-to ANthr*o*-pos, a-pe-stalMEnos [649] paRA TheOU, Ono-ma auT*O* 'I*o*
An*e*s.


 *f. 1:7 PURPOSE OF JOHN: A WITNESS UNTO BELIEF*

HOUtos *E*Lthen eis mar-tuRIan [3141],

*The same came for a witness,*

HIna mar-tuR*E*s*e* peRI tou ph*o*TOS, HIna PANtes piSTEUs*o*-sin [4100] di'
auTOU.

*that he might witness of the light, that all might believe through him.*


 *g. 1:8 HE was not the light, but came that he might witness of the light.*

ouk *e*n eKEInos to ph*o*s, all' HIna mar-tuR*E*s*e* peRI tou ph*o*TOS.


 *h. 1:9 The true :light was which coming into the world lights every man.*

*E*n to ph*o*s to a-l*e*-thiNON ho ph*o*TIzei [5461] PANta ANthr*o*-pon
erCHOme-non eis ton KOSmon [2889].


 *i. 1:10 He was in the world, and the world became through him, and the
world knew him not.*

en t*o* KOSm*o* *e*n, kai ho KOSmos di' auTOU eGEne-to, kai ho KOSmos auTON
ouk EGn*o*.


 *j. 1:11 He came unto his :own possessions, and his :own received him not.*

eis ta Idi-a *E*Lthen, kai hoi Idi-oi auTON ou paREla-ben [3880].


 *k. 1:12-13 A NEW BIRTH - RESULT OF ACCEPTING THE WORD*

HOsoi de Ela-bon auTON, Ed*o*-ken auTOIS e-xouSIan [1849] TEKna TheOU
geNESthai,

*But as many as received him, to them gave he authority to become children
of God,*

tois piSTEUou-sin eis to Ono-ma auTOU:

*even** to them that believe unto his :name:*

hoi ouk ex haiMAt*o*n [129], ouDE ek theL*E*ma-tos sarKOS*,*

*13 who were begotten, not of bloods, nor of the will of flesh,*

OUde ek theL*E*ma-tos [2307] anDROS, all' ek TheOU e-genN*E*th*e*-san [1080]
.

*nor of man's will, but of God.*


 *3. 1:14-18 PURPOSE OF JESUS: REVEAL GOD IN FLESH*

*a. 1:14 INCARNATION AND CHARACTER OF CHRIST*

Kai ho LOgos sarx eGEne-to, kai eSK*E*n*o*-sen [4637] en h*e*MIN,

*And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us,*

kai e-the-aSAme-tha [2300] t*e*n DOxan [1391] auTOU, DOxan h*o*s
mo-no-geNOUS [3439] paRA paTROS,

*and we beheld his :glory, glory as of an only begotten with a father,*

PL*E*r*e*s CHAri-tos [5485] kai a-l*e*THEIas [225].

*full of grace and truth.*


 *b. 1:15 WHAT JOHN WITNESSED OF JESUS*

('I*o*An*e*s mar-tuREI peRI auTOU, kai KEkra-gen, LEg*o*n, -

*(John witnessed of him, and cried, saying, -*

HOUtos *e*n ho eiP*O*N - Ho oPIs*o* mou erCHOme-nos EMprosTHEN mou GEgo-nen:

*This was he who said - Who comes after me is become before me:*

HOti PR*O*-TOS [4413] mou *e*n.)

*for he was first in regard of me.)*


 *c. 1:16 Because of his :fullness we all received, and grace upon grace.*

HOti ek tou pl*e*R*O*ma-tos [4128] auTOU h*e*MEIS PANtes eLAbo-men, kai
CHArin anTI CHAri-tos.


 *d. 1:17 CONTRAST OF MOSES AND JESUS*

HOti ho NOmos [3551] diA M*o*-uSE*o*s eDOth*e*;

*Because the law was given through Moses;*

h*e* CHAris kai h*e* aL*E*thei-a diA 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU eGEne-to.

*the grace and the truth came to be through Jesus Christ.*


 *e. 1:18 THE MANIFESTATION THAT CHRIST HAS GIVEN OF THE FATHER*

TheON ouDEIS he*O*ra-ken [3708] P*O*po-te; mo-no-geN*E*S, TheOS,

*God no one has ever seen; an only begotten, himself God,*

ho *o*n eis ton KOLpon [3859] tou paTROS, eKEInos e-x*e*G*E*sa-to [1834].

*who is unto the bosom of the Father, HE has declared him.*


 *NOTE**: *John 1:1-18 is called the “Prologue” to the whole Gospel of John,
and in theological circles, the “Prolegomena”. It is unique in the entire
Bible, and gives the relationship of Jesus to the Father and to us, in a
manner that is indeed unique.


 Jehovah's Witnesses have made a big deal out of 1:1, where it states that
Jesus the “Word” was “God”, but without being preceded by the definite
article “the”. They say that he was but “a God”, while the Father was “the
God.” I challenged one young Jehovah's Witness leader in charge of a group -
“If I could show you a passage, even from your own Interlinear Greek NT, the
“Emphatic Diaglott”, where Jesus is called “the” God, would you acknowledge
that your doctrine of making Jesus less the the Father is false? “Yes”, he
said, “but you can't do that.” “Turn to John 20:28,” I said, “and read to
me.” Here Thomas, when he saw the resurrected Christ with the nail-prints in
His hands and feet, and the mark of the sword-thrust in His side, fell at
His feet and said to Him, My “the” Lord, and my “*the*” God.


 This young man was immediately chagrined and at a loss before a home group
of some 20 that he was seeking to disciple. One of our church members had
been invited to attend this group, but told the leader she didn't think her
pastor would approve of the teaching. “Invite him to come,” he challenged,
“and tell him he can challenge me in any area where he has a problem.
Following my challenge he said, “I have had a dozen or so pastors challenge
me in the past, but you are the first one that has put me into a losing
situation.”


 I did not do this to embarrass this young leader, but to save our church
member from falling into heresy and error. This took place in 1955 in
Chicago through the Kostner Avenue Baptist Church, of which I was pastor.


 1:1-2 throws light against the Gnostic error that took place, even starting
in the first century of the church.


 It is interesting to note in 1:4, that the “life” of Jesus is the “light”
of men - and His Life is the Life of the Holy Spirit, also called Eternal
Life!


 1:12-13 has been memorized by many, and is part of the 108 verses in the
“Topical Memory System” put out by the Navigators years ago.


 I love 1:14, telling how Jesus took on our human form to tabernacle among
us, like Moses' Tabernacle in the Wilderness. For those with eyes to see,
they could see the glory of the Father shining through the body of Jesus in
His three year ministry amongst us. It was following the Holy Spirit
descending on Him as a Dove that this manifestation with the Signs and
Wonders commenced. Jesus did not perform a miracle prior to that time, in
spite of some of the statements in apocryphal books.


 The contrast between the ministry of Moses and Jesus cannot be more clearly
stated than in 1:17. And 1:18 makes it clear that all we know or can know of
the Father, is only through Jesus Christ. God has chosen *Him* to manifest
the fullness of the invisible God. Oswald Chambers in his writings, makes
this point abundantly clear.


 People who love to memorize portions of Scripture, not just verses - are
rewarded greatly through the memorization of this passage. Then as they
meditate upon it, great reward becomes theirs. Lance Latham of Chicago
raised up the “AWANA” Clubs for boys and later also for girls. It stands for
“Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed”. He had the members memorize chapters and
even books of the New Testament. The Book of Romans was one he strongly
encouraged for complete memorization. Over 50% of the boys in one Club ended
up as pastors or missionaries because of this strong challenge! - J.A.W.


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