The word in the Bible is "kekraterntai," which can be translated to "retained" or "held bound." Perhaps your biblical translation is defective. Many false religions and sects (such as Jehovah Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists) give their followers bibles with faulty or incorrect translations in order to deceive them and to bolster their erroneous doctrines.
Reprinted from May 22, 1998
In what language was
the New Testament written?
All the manuscripts and other evidence show that the New Testament, as we have it, was written in Greek. Specifically, it was written in the dialect called "Koine Greek," which is quite different in many ways from the classical Greek of Pericles and Aristotle and Plato. There is much evidence that the Gospel of Saint Matthew originally was written in Aramaic or Hebrew, but we only have the Greek translation now. When one reads the Bible, it is good to remember that, unless you read Greek and Hebrew, you are, strictly speaking, not reading the Bible, but rather reading a translation in an edition, in a version.
Reprinted from May 29, 1998
He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the descendents of Cain and as the brother of Jabel. His father and mother were Lamech and Ada. Jubal is called the "forerunner of those who play the harp and the flute" (Genesis 4:21)
Reprinted from May 29, 1998
How can I show my Protestant friend that a person need help interpreting the
Bible?
The latest statistics from the World Encyclopedia of Religions show that there are almost 27,00 various churches and denominations, all claiming to be Protestant, all contradicting each other and claiming to e based on the Bible. The Protestant principle, that anyone can interpret the Bible as he pleases and anyone is free to found a new church or a new religion, claiming to know what the Bible says, is proven wrong from the obvious facts of religious phenomenology. When Saint Philip the Deacon asked the Ethiopian eunuch if he understood what he was reading, when he was reading the Bible, the eunuch replied with the question: "How can I unless someone shows me?" (Acts of the Apostles 8:31). The teaching that the Magisterium (Teaching Authority) of the Catholic Church is the only authentic interpreter of Sacred Scripture as well as the relationship between the Church and the Bible is explained in the Second Vatican Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation. Also, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (number 119) and your parish priest will be able to supply you with further materials to help you in your discussions with your friend.
Reprinted June 5, 1998
In what language was
the New Testament written?
All the manuscripts and other evidence show that the New Testament, as we have it, was written in Greek. Specifically, it was written in the dialect called "Koine Greek," which is quite different in many ways from the classical Greek of Pericles and Aristotle and Plato. There is much evidence that the Gospel of Saint Matthew originally was written in Aramaic or Hebrew, but we only have the Greek translation now. When one reads the Bible, it is good to remember that, unless you read Greek and Hebrew, you are, strictly speaking, not reading the Bible, but rather reading a translation in an edition, in a version.
Reprinted from May 29, 1998
He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the descendents of Cain and as the brother of Jabel. His father and mother were Lamech and Ada. Jubal is called the "forerunner of those who play the harp and the flute" (Genesis 4:21)
Reprinted from May 29, 1998