Thursday, September 08, 2011

Analyzing Six Bible Translations: Part 9-Ephesians 2:8

 Ephesians 2:8

Ephesians 2:8 in Alexandrinus (ca. 5th century)

ESV  For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
NIV84  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
NIV For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
HCSB  For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift--
NASB  For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
NET  For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Check a: word order of “by grace you have been saved”
See “Check a” in verse 5.

Check b: the translation of the periphrastic participle “you have been saved”
See “Check b” in verse 5.


1-7
8a
8b
sub-total
ESV
9
0
0
9
NIV84
8
0
0
8
NIV
10
0
0
10
HCSB
10
1
1
12
NASB
11
0
0
11
NET
11
1
1
13


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