But be sure to show me original documents from Matthew to Revelation.
I am not impressed by scholars who read the original Greek manuscripts. I have many scholar commentaries (numbering over 50) and I have often found that their respect of God's Word is unchristian, sometimes even to the point to deny the Deity of Christ. Why should I be impressed with someone who says that they read the original Greek documents?
You shouldn't. But as my Greek professor taught me long ago ... knowledge puffs up, but using knowledge correctly will cause clarification.
With a hammer, a screwdriver, and a pair of pliers you could fix alot of things wrong with your car. But you wouldn't want to attempt to change out a piston with only these tools.
Greek is a tool ... it is a tool in your toolbox of Biblical interpretation ... nothing more. Do not despise the original languages because you despise the compilers of some modern Greek text.
Greek is a highly inflected language, English is not. There are plenty of places where the specific tense in the Greek is used to highlight something that is not possible in a rigid literal word-for-word translation. That is why we have commentaries ... and the better ones all include a translation and explanation of the Greek nuances. Are there some bad ones? Absolutelty, but it is much easier to decide which are good and which are bad if we can read the original languages.
precisely.
that is why the Holy Spirit guides the church, to stop confusion.