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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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I would like to know why should in rarely used in Bible usage, You will find ought to in scriptures such as: Heb 5: 12, which says, "...ought to be teachers in view of ...
Another quote isJas 4: 15, which says, "...ought to say: If Jehovah wills."
  

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ought to be teachers in view of ... " What translation are you referring to? There are many instances of "should" in the King James Version.

  • ought to be teachers in view of ...
  • " What translation are you referring to?
  • There are many instances of "should" in the King James Version.
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Anonymous I would like to know why should in rarely used in Bible usage, You will find ought to in scriptures such as: Heb 5: 12, which says, "...ought to be teachers in view of ... Another quote isJas 4: 15, which says, "...ought to say: If Jehovah wills."
What translation are you referring to?
There are many instances of "should" in the King James Versio

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