Re: In Romans 1:7, "called to be saints" or "invited, holy"?
Posted: March 23rd, 2019, 12:56 pm
Okay, I see, there is no allusion to Isaiah.
But what about the original question:
These are typical translations:
"called saints"
"called [to be] saints"
What about this?:
"[to the] invited, holy [ones]"?
Note:
My thought is that "called to be saints" sounds like a task set before them. "Called saints" sounds like they were saints before they were invited. Neither of those make sense to me.
Paul is writing (among other things) to assure the Ephesians that though they are gentiles they are not second class. They are there because they were invited by God (as we see in the parables of Jesus).
"[to the] invited holy [ones]" has the same problem as "called saints" - it sounds like they were holy in advance.
But what about the original question:
These are typical translations:
"called saints"
"called [to be] saints"
What about this?:
"[to the] invited, holy [ones]"?
Note:
My thought is that "called to be saints" sounds like a task set before them. "Called saints" sounds like they were saints before they were invited. Neither of those make sense to me.
Paul is writing (among other things) to assure the Ephesians that though they are gentiles they are not second class. They are there because they were invited by God (as we see in the parables of Jesus).
"[to the] invited holy [ones]" has the same problem as "called saints" - it sounds like they were holy in advance.