Friday, November 11, 2022

Did Jesus give up “the” or “his” spirit on the cross (John 19:30)

Bill Mounce
Bill Mounce

Why do translations all say that Jesus gave up “his” spirit when the Greek behind “his” is the definite article, “the”? This is a good example of why knowing a little Greek may not always be helpful and why I wrote Greek for the Rest of Us.

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