Expression "Thy kingdom come"
Hello
I would like to understand the literal meaning of the expression "thy kingdom come" or "kingdom come".
Is "come" a past participle ? Could you break it down or paraphrase it to help me understand this syntax ?
Thanks in advance for your reply
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anonymous I would like to understand the literal meaning of the expression "thy kingdom come" It is an invocation. It's like a third-person imperative instead of the usual second person. You can read it "may your kingdom come", but that is not the grammar of it because there, "come" is the infinitive.
- anonymous I would like to understand the literal meaning of the expression "thy kingdom come" It is an invocation.
- It's like a third-person imperative instead of the usual second person.
- You can read it "may your kingdom come", but that is not the grammar of it because there, "come" is the infinitive.
- It is Bible talk, written a long time ago in a deliberately old-fashioned style even in its day.
- We no longer do anything of the sort grammatically.
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anonymousI would like to understand the literal meaning of the expression "thy kingdom come"
It is an invocation. It's like a third-person imperative instead of the usual second person. You can read it "may your kingdom come", but that is not the grammar of it because there, "come" is the infinitive. It is Bible talk, written a long time ago in a deliberate
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