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26 July 2023

John 3.16–21, 35–36: a Remonstrant’s Revised Rendering (or, an Alternate Arminian Translation)

J. D. Gallé | Wednesday, 26 July 2023

v. 16   For in this manner God loved the world, that he bestowed his Son, the only begotten One, in order that everyone believing into him might not be completely destroyed, but might be having life of the age.

v. 17 For God did not send forth the Son into the world in order that he might pass sentence upon the world, but in order that the world might be rescued through him.

v. 18   The one believing into him is not having the sentence passed upon him. But the one not believing even now has had the sentence passed upon him, because he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God.

v. 19 And this is the sentence: that the Light has come into the world, and the people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their works were evil.

v. 20   For everyone practising worthless things is hating the Light, and is not coming towards the Light, in order that his works might not be discovered.

v. 21   But the one doing the truth is coming towards the Light, in order that his works might be made visible, because they are having been worked in God.

v. 35 The Father is loving the Son, and has bestowed all things in his hand.

v. 36 The one believing into the Son is having life of the age. But the one refusing to be persuaded by the Son shall not see life – rather, the indignation of God is dwelling upon him.

(John 3.16–21, 35–36, A Remonstrant’s Rendering)

Addenda

Addendum on ‘life of the age’ (vv. 16 and 36).

The phrase, ζωὴ αἰώνιος, zōē aiōnios, typically translated ‘eternal life’ or ‘everlasting life’, I have elected to render as ‘life of the age’. Alternatively, the phrase may be rendered ‘age-lasting life’ or ‘age-long life’.

Addenda A and B: alternative renderings of ζωὴ αἰώνιος in John 3.16, 36.*

A. Age-lasting life.

v. 16 For in this manner God loved the world, that he bestowed his Son, the only begotten One, in order that everyone believing into him might not be completely destroyed, but might be having age-lasting life.

v. 36 The one believing into the Son is having age-lasting life. But the one refusing to be persuaded by the Son shall not see life – rather, the indignation of God is dwelling upon him.

B. Aeon-lasting life.

v. 16 For in this manner God loved the world, that he bestowed his Son, the only begotten One, in order that everyone believing into him might not be completely destroyed, but might be having aeon-lasting life.

v. 36 The one believing into the Son is having aeon-lasting life. But the one refusing to be persuaded by the Son shall not see life – rather, the indignation of God is dwelling upon him.

C. Audio reading. For an audio reading of my rendering of the scriptural passage featured in this article (namely Jn 3.16–21, 35–36), see the links to the following web pages (links shall redirect to video presentations on my YouTube channel, @neoremonstrance, and Bitchute channel, neoremonstrance, respectively):

Audio reading (YouTube; 22 Aug. 2023)
Audio reading (BitChute; 27 Sept. 2023)

Note

* Addenda A, B, and C have been added on Tuesday, 22 August 2023. Emended Addendum C on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.

Addenda and original translation copyright © J. D. Gallé, 2023. All rights reserved.

Latest revision(s): modified formatting in one place; emended one character (29 Oct. 2024); added a (mistakenly) omitted term in one place (3 Jun. 2025).

10 July 2023

Romans 1.16–18: a Remonstrant’s Rendering (Slightly Revised Rendition)

J. D. Gallé | Monday, 10 July 2023

v. 16 For I am not disgraced by the good news of Christ, for it is God’s power resulting in salvation for everyone believing – both to Jew first, as well as to Greek.

v. 17 For in it God’s righteousness is being disclosed by faith, resulting in faith, just as it is has been written: ‘Now the righteous one, by faith, shall live’.

v. 18 For God’s indignation is being disclosed from heaven against every kind of irreverence and unrighteousness of human beings, the ones restraining the truth in unrighteousness.

(Romans 1.16–18, A Remonstrant’s Rendering)

Addendum concerning verse 17b (24 Jul. 2023).

Alternatively, ‘Now the righteous one shall live by faith’.

22 June 2023

Romans 1.16–18: a Remonstrant’s Rendering

J. D. Gallé | Friday, 23 June 2023

v. 16 For I am not disgraced by the good news of Christ, for it is God’s power resulting in salvation for everyone believing – both to Jew first, as well as to Greek.

v. 17 For in it God’s justice is being unveiled by faith, resulting in faith, just as it is has been written: ‘Now the just one, by faith, shall live’.

v. 18 For God’s indignation is being unveiled from heaven against every kind of irreverence and injustice of human beings, the ones restraining the truth in injustice.

(Romans 1.16–18, A Remonstrant’s Rendering)

Original translation copyright © J. D. Gallé, 2023. All rights reserved.

Addendum concerning verse 17b (24 Jul. 2023).

Alternatively, ‘Now the just one shall live by faith’.

30 October 2022

Matthew 16.23–27: a Remonstrant’s Rendering

J. D. Gallé | Monday, 31 October 2022

v. 23 And he, having turned, said unto Peter, ‘You must be getting behind me, Adversary! You are being a cause of stumbling for me! Because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of human beings.’

v. 24 At that time Jesus said unto his students, ‘If anyone is desiring to come behind me, he must

completely disregard himself
and lift up his cross
and be following me.

v. 25 ‘For whosoever may be desiring to preserve his life shall completely destroy it, but whosoever may completely destroy his life because of me shall discover it.

v. 26 ‘For what shall a person be benefited if he may have acquired the whole world but may have suffered loss of his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

v. 27 ‘For the Son of Man is on the point of arriving in the splendour of his Father with his angels, and at that time he shall give back to each in accordance with his practice.’

(Matthew 16.23–27, A Remonstrant’s Rendering)

Revised verse 27 on Tuesday, 6 June 2023.

Altered one preposition in verses 23 and 24 on Wednesday, 30 August 2023.

15 October 2022

2 Peter 3.9: a Remonstrant’s Rendering

J. D. Gallé | Saturday, 15 October 2022

The Lord is not being unpunctual regarding the promise [of his coming], as some regard unpunctuality, but is being forbearing towards you, not desiring for any to be destroyed, but for everyone to advance to a change in their way of thinking.

(2 Peter 3.9, A Remonstrant’s Rendering)

01 February 2022

John 3.16–21, 35–36: a Remonstrant’s Rendering

J. D. Gallé | Tuesday, 1 February 2022

v. 16 For in this manner God loved the world, that he gave his Son, the only begotten, in order that everyone believing into him may not be destroyed, but may have life of the age.

v. 17 For God did not send forth the Son into the world in order that he may judge the world, but in order that the world may be rescued through him.

v. 18   The one believing into him is not judged. But the one not believing even now has been judged, because he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God.

v. 19 And this is the judgement, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their works were evil.

v. 20   For everyone practising worthless things hates the Light and does not come towards the Light, in order that his works may not be laid bare.

v. 21   But the one doing the truth comes towards the Light, in order that his works may be manifested, because they are having been worked in God.

v. 35 The Father loves the Son and has bestowed all things in his hand.

v. 36 The one believing into the Son has life of the age. But the one disobeying the Son shall not see life; rather, the wrath of God abides upon him.