LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 54

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54 THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

335. Luke 1:35

The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God. KJV

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God. RSV 2

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you: and for that reason the holy offspring shall be
called the Son of God. NASV

‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you’ the angel answered ‘and the
power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child
will be holy and will be called Son of God. JB

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you: and for that reason the holy child to be born will
be called ‘Son of God.’ NEB

‘The Holy Spirit will come over you,’ the angel answered her, ‘and
a power of the most high God will overshadow you. And for that reason
the Child will be called holy and God’s Son. Beck 2
The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High

will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son
of God. NIV

The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of God shall over-
shadow you; so the baby born to you will be utterly holy—the Son of
God, LB 1

The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the most high will
overshadow you. Your child will therefore be called holy —the Son of
God, PH 2

The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God’s power will rest upon you.
For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God. TEV

QUESTION: “146. How does this work of redemption benefit you?

As my Substitute Christ has atoned, or made satisfaction, for my sins
by paying the penalty of my guilt. (Vicarious Atonement.)”

365. 2 Cor. 5:21

He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
be made the righteousness of God in him. KJV

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him
we might become the righteousness of God. RSV

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might
become the righteousness of God in Him. NASV

For our sake God made the sinless one into sin, so that in him we
might become the goodness of God. JB

Yet for our sake God made him one with the sinfulness of men, so
that in him we might be made one with the goodness of God himself. NEB 2

God made Him who did not know sin to be sin for us to make us
God’s righteousness in Him. Beck

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of God. NIV

For God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then,
in exchange, he poured God's goodness into us. LB

For God caused Christ, who himself knew nothing of sin, actually
to be sin for our sakes, so that in Christ we might be made good with the
goodness of God. PH 2

; Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin
in order that we, in union with him, might share the righteousness of
God. TEV

QUESTION: “144. How has Christ redeemed you from the power
of the devil?”

Christ has overcome the devil and conquered him: therefore he can
no longer successfully accuse me, and I can now overcome his temp-
tations.

359. Gen. 3:15

I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
KJV 1

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your
seed and her seed: he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his
heel. RSV

I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your
seed and her seed: He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall
bruise him on the heel. NASV

I will make you enemies of each other: you and the woman, your
offspring and her offspring. It will crush your head and you will strike
its heel. JB 1

Note: Grammatically “it” is possible, but the context requires the
masculine “he.”

I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your brood

and hers. They shall strike at your head, and you shall strike at their
heel. NEB

From now on you and the woman will be enemies, as will all of your
offspring and hers. And I will put the fear of you into the woman, and
between your offspring and hers. He shall strike you on your head, while
you will strike at his heel. LB 2

QUESTION: "152, Why is the resurrection of Christ of such impor-
tance and comfort to us?”

Christ’s resurrection definitely proves—A. That Christ is the Son
of God.

378. Rom. 1:4

(He was) declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. KJV

(He was) designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of
holiness by his reusrrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. RSV

(He was) declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrec-
tion from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our
Lord. NASV

It is about Jesus Christ our Lord who, in the order of the spirit, the
spirit of holiness that was in him, was proclaimed Son of God in all his
power through his resurrection from the dead. JB 2

On the level of the spirit—the Holy Spirit-he was declared Son
of God by a mighty act in that he rose from the dead. NEB 2

According to His spirit of holiness was by a rising of the ‘dead de-
clared to be the mighty Son of God. Beck

Who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the
Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. NIV

By being raised from the dead he was proved to be the mighty Son
of God, with the holy nature of God himself. LB 2

Patently marked out as the Son of God by the power of that Spirit
of holiness which raised him to life again from the dead. PH

As to his divine holiness, he was shown with great power to be the
Son of God by being raised from death. TEV

III. Comparative Statistics

The following table indicates in which passages cited under
Questions 121-159 the number of times a version was found in
the total study to be—

a) adequate:
b) usable but not reflecting the original as well as it should (1):
c) not usable (2).

Passage KJV RSV NASV JB NEB Beck NIV LB PH TEV

Gen. 3:15 _____ 1 1 2 2

Deut. 18:15 1

Ps. 45:7 —___-__ 2 2 2
Ps. 49:7-8 ____-

Is. 7:14 —_____ 2 2
Is. 9:6 —_

Is. 53:3-5 —_____ 2
Matt. 1:21*
Matt. 8:20 —___-— 1
Matt. 9:6 —__-___ 2
Matt. 17:5
Matt. 18:20
Matt. 22:44
Matt. 24:27
Matt. 25:31
Matt. 26:38
Matt. 27:46
Matt. 28:18
Matt. 28:20
Mark 10:45
Mark 13:32
Luke 1:35 ——__ 2 2
Luke 1:74-75 —_— 1 1

Luke 2:7
Luke 10:16
Luke 24:39
John 1:1-3
John 1:14 ——___ 2
John 3:16 —___ —
John 3:34 —____
John 3:36 ——_-_
John 5:23

John 5:27 ___-
John 8:34 _____- 1
John 8:36 —_-__
John 8:40 —___ 1 1
John 11:25-26 ——
John 12:48
John 14:3
John 14:19

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