(Robin)
This is interesting ...
1:28And according-as to the God they had approved not (to hold in recognition), the God into same [ones] an unapproved mind He had beside-given, to the [things] no[t] befitting to do; 1:29*to having had been fulfilled unto every unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, exploitation, evil; to bulgings of envy, of murder, of strife, of fraud, of evil-custom; to whisperers; 1:30to down-speaking, God-detesting insolences; to over-manifested ostentatiousnesses; to inventors of evil [things] unto parents;to unpersuaded, 1:31*unintelligent, uncooperative, unaffectionate, unlibationed, unmerciful [ones]; 1:32 any-which [ones] to the righteous-standard of the God having recognized, that the [ones] to the such [things] practicing, worthy [ones] of death they be; [for] not only to same [things] they do, but also they together-approve unto the practicing.
... a bit different from any other translation I've found, but I think it's more accurate, nevertheless. That is, these are seven distinct groupings:
1) UNTO every unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, exploitation, evil;
2) TO bulgings of envy, of murder, of strife, of fraud, of evil-custom;
3) TO whisperers;
4) TO down-speaking, God-detesting insolences;
5) TO over-manifested ostentatiousnesses;
6) TO inventors of evil [things] unto parents;
7) TO unpersuaded, unintelligent, uncooperative, unaffectionate, unlibationed, unmerciful [ones];
I've not yet figured out how this forum works ... so I've posted this here ... I'm a scriptural nerd, I dont attempt to push any sort of doctrine (God knows, I do have these horrid things), but all that I'd really like to do is discuss what Paul actually said ... it's a lonely quest.
