Possible parentheses (1 John 1:1)

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Re: Possible parentheses (1 John 1:1)

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cwconrad wrote:Do you suppose maybe we could create a "Reader's Digest NT" on the quick with just such a little bitty blue pencil?
Sssshhhhhh, don't let people know this is what inspired that other thread ...
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Re: Possible parentheses (1 John 1:1)

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As I was looking for prepositional phrases that were parenthetic I found a Link to Harris.

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bib ... ooixiNmBKg

So far I have found none.'

John
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