When Mary heard from the angel Gabriel that Elizabeth was in her 6th month of pregnancy, Mary quickly left to join her. As the two greeted and the baby John leaped for joy in her womb, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and couldn’t believe Mary would come to her that she exclaimed
Luke 1:42-45 “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
After noting the three had all that excitement and gratefulness, we soon read the following verses in an interesting order:
Luke 1:56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about 3 months and then returned home.
Luke 1:57-58 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
Q: When Mary left to go home, Elizabeth would have been in about her 9th month of pregnancy (6th month + “about 3 months” she stayed). With the author having written verses 56 through 58 in that order, was he saying Mary actually left Elizabeth before John was born?
Jonathan Barnes
Italicized words are inserted bc they inserted bc they are being assumed by the translator for ease of reading.
Matt Smith
This is an absurdly stupid argument. I don’t like the NKJV (or the KJV) for plenty of reasons, but this argument is just silly.
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Why do we choose you use a faulty translation any way
Varnel Watson
who that Michael Ellis Carter Jr. NKJV?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day NKJV & KJV I realize I may be the minority when it comes this within the group
Matt Smith
Troy Day Neither the KJV or NKJV are particularly good. Nothing special about the KJV other than its age. And being literally produced by a king for his political benefit.
Varnel Watson
Matt Smith Michael Ellis Carter Jr. but still KJV is a classic While NKJV I just dont know Which one do you use?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day neither ? ? NASB, ESV, & NRSV
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. oh dear you so scholarly 🙂 GET a DAKE already
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day lol
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. GET a DAKE already
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day I have a Dake’s had it since 1995 next to my Key word study Bible
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. Zodhiates?
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day ???
Varnel Watson
Michael Ellis Carter Jr. they author of both key word study Bibles was a Greek scholar who lived in TN
Michael Ellis Carter Jr.
Troy Day never checked the author on it ?
Anonymous
Looks like the italics have been removed from the above text,
And you King James only people are having a fit!!! I been using the New King James since the 1980s. I enjoy it, I still use it today, It’s still the word of God! So quit having a cow!
Anonymous
oops whatS going on here? Brett Dobbs
in old versions italics were indicative of
some explanatory text NOT in the original MSS
But what is going on here? Nelson Banuchi Philip Williams
Anonymous
Troy Day this is actually one of the problems I have with the NKJV.