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Tue 20 Nov, 2012 07:31 pm
Does "For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory" mean "because the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory are all yours"?
Context:
Our Father, who art in heaven
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
@oristarA,
"thy" = "your"
"thine" = "yours"
It's a prayer directed to God
@JPB,
JPB wrote:
"thy" = "your"
"thine" = "yours"
It's a prayer directed to God
Of course I knew these. I am not sure about the grammar of "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, "
@oristarA,
The kingdom is yours, the power is yours, and the glory is yours for ever and ever. Not "because" necessarily; it's a given.
JPB is correct. It's a Christian affirmation of God's omnipotence.
@JPB,
JPB wrote:
The kingdom is yours, the power is yours, and the glory is yours for ever and ever. Not "because" necessarily; it's a given.
Thank you JPB.
What does "for (For thine)" mean there then?
@oristarA,
"thy" and "thine" mean the same thing --"your" or "yours" in modern English.
@Lustig Andrei,
Lustig Andrei wrote:
"thy" and "thine" mean the same thing --"your" or "yours" in modern English.
I meant what did "for" mean there. I knew what you said above.
@Lustig Andrei,
Lustig Andrei wrote:
It means "because".
That's it. JPB said " Not "because" necessarily", which was rhetorically correct but obviously did not refer to grammatical analysis.
@oristarA,
lol, nor will anything I ever offer!
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