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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Referential concordance

Hi. In Ephesians 6:17 of the Bible, in the New International Version, it is stated:

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1) Which is the referent of the pronoun "which"? Is it both the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, in which case I think the pronoun "which" should be followed by "are"?

Also, in Matthew 7:14 of the Bible, in the New International Version, it is stated:

But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

2) What is the referent of the pronoun "that"? Is it both the gate and the road? If yes, should it be "that lead"? instead of the singular "that is"?

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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anonymous Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of ***. It seems to me that it is the act of taking up of the helmet and sword which is the word of ***. That is, *** said to take up the helmet and sword.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of ***.
  • It seems to me that it is the act of taking up of the helmet and sword which is the word of ***.
  • That is, *** said to take up the helmet and sword.
  • anonymous But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
  • Because of "lead s " the reference must be to "the road".
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anonymousTake the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of ***.

It seems to me that it is the act of taking up of the helmet and sword which is the word of ***. That is, *** said to take up the helmet and sword.

anonymousBut small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few fin
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anonymous1) Which is the referent of the pronoun "which"? Is it both the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, in which case I think the pronoun "which" should be followed by "are"?

The word is the sword. The verses before that are a litany of allegorical armor that you are supposed to don. The preceding verse is "In addition to all this, take up

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