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Originally Posted by OBW

But when I go back to the scripture4all.org Greek and the transliteration it provides, it does not seem quite as simple as was suggested. The first word is translated into “be-ye-being-persuaded !” The whole first phrase would look something like this:

“be-ye-being-persuaded ! to-the ones-leading of-you and be-ye-deferring !”

The addition of the exclamation marks was not by me, but by the translators. I would agree that “be being persuaded” is not as strong as “obey,” but when you make it an imperative, it is only slightly softer. It is as if saying “You must be being persuaded by those leading you.” That seems to suggest that your mind should be changing to align with them. It is not just a suggestion that you consider their words.

And the second odd phrase, “be ye deferring!” is hard to read as anything less than a soft command. It may only be “deferring,” but it is insisted upon.

I don't think we ought to be using the scripture4all.org transliteration as being authoritative. My post #39 addressed this "be ye persuaded" and "be ye deferring" as poor translations. One cannot use the root of the Greek work to properly translate the word.

Obviously John has not posted here for weeks, so it has made our discussion difficult.