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To: Terriergal
"In the midst of" doesn't seem to make sense in context. Jesus had just told the Pharasees that the kingdom of God comes not with observation. Also, "in the midst of" seems to be a secondary definition.

14 posted on 09/07/2007 11:54:25 AM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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To: William Terrell

http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1787&Version=kjv


15 posted on 09/08/2007 9:27:24 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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To: William Terrell

The ESV and NASB also (which are in places more accurately translated than the KJV - gasp! No I’m not a KJV only person) render it “in the midst of.”.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/versions.pl?book=Luk&chapter=17&verse=21&version=KJV#21

If the kingdom of God was in the Pharisees, why did he spend so much time rebuking them?


16 posted on 09/08/2007 9:31:05 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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To: William Terrell
Jesus had just told the Pharasees that the kingdom of God comes not with observation.

I would agree if by 'observation' you mean "by observing the law."

By the way this was not a condemnation of observing the law, or knowing the Scriptures.

The Kingdom does come by observing/hearing/heeding the Truth (e.g God's Word) and rejecting what is false (e.g. including half-truths). Jesus IS the Truth.

17 posted on 09/08/2007 9:34:05 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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