Summary

In this episode, I discuss John 1:1 and why the last phrase should be translated, "and the Word was God". The Jehovah's Witnesses translate that phrase, "and the Word was a god". I explain some basics of Biblical Greek, talk about Colwell's Rule, and then point to John 1:1a and John 1:3 as a reference to the eternality of the Word. I also discuss Mark 2:28 as evidence the Jehovah's Witnesses New World Translation (NWT) is inconsistent in it's translation process.

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