Showing posts with label John 14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John 14. Show all posts

Sunday, April 12, 2026

John 14:2

I noticed a small feature in John 14:2 while following along in the Daily Dose of Latin:

in domo Patris mei mansiones multae sunt si quo minus dixissem vobis quia vado parare vobis locum
In the NKJV, this is:
"In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you.  I go to prepare a place for you."
Both of these translations exhibit alliteration (in the phrases "mansiones multae" and "many mansions"), and the repetition involved in this effect lends a slight sense of this large amount.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

John 14:6

Years ago, I noticed that part of John 14:6 exhibits alliteration in the Vulgate:
dicit ei Iesus ego sum via et veritas et vita nemo venit ad Patrem nisi per me
In the ESV, this is:
Jesus said to him [Thomas], "I am the way, and the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me."
Earlier this year, I encountered this verse again and realized that coincidentally, the alliteration matches the meaning in a way.  There's an exclusivity common to both:  Jesus is the only means of reaching the Father, and the words that describe Him here all start with the same letter.