1John 3:19-20

From: Dmitriy Reznik (dpreznik@usa.net)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 10:41:26 EST


Dear friends,

I have a question about 1John 3:19-20:
...KAI EMPROSQEN AUTOU PEISOMEN THN KARDIAN HMON,
hOTI EAN KATAGINWSKH HMWN KARDIA...
Here hOTI seems to me to be a relative pronoun (which), that in connection
with EAN would mean "whatever":
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart
before him, whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than
our heart, and knoweth all things.
Is it correct? If yes, why so many translations understand hOTI as
"because":
... and shall assure our heart before him because if our heart condemn us,
God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Am I right that in this case the sentence would be incomplete, having only
a conditional clause without any complition?
... and shall assure our heart before him because if our heart condemn us,
because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things...(?)

Another question:
Does ESTAI in future tense in 2John 3 have meaning of optative?
Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us...
ESTAI MEQ hEMWN HARIS ELEOS EIRHNH...

Thank you very much.

Dmitriy Reznik

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