There is a textual variant in Luke 2:22, where the Textus Receptus Greek text reads “her purification,” but all other Greek editions read “their purification. The TR reading is found only in the Catenae, but in no Greek manuscript, or other language version, or in any Church Father writings. The Bishops’ Bible, the Douay Rheims Bible, the Geneva Bible and the King James bibles read “her purification,” but Tyndale reads “their purification,” so they departed not only from the Greek and Latin manuscripts, but also from their predecessor English translation. Wycliffe reads “the daies of the purgacioun of Marie.”
Here is the footnote from my translation of Luke:
txt αυτων 76 rell. Gk. it-q syr-p,h cop-sa,bo-pt AT RP NA28 ‖ αυτου D 118 205 209 it-a,aur,b,c,d,e,f,ff²,g¹,l,r¹ vg syr-s cop-sa-ms arm Ir-lat (Adv. Haer 3.10.5.157-9) ‖ αυτον Θ* ‖ omit cop-bo-pt Chrys Diatess-Pers. ‖ αυτης TR ‖ lac ?⁴⁵ ?⁷⁵ C F N P Q T.
You can download my translation of Luke here.
https://bibletranslation.ws/trans/luke.pdf
Is all prayer "effectual"?
"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." KJV
Is all prayer "effectual"?
πολὺ-ἰσχύει-δέησις –δικαίου-ἐνεργουμένη.
much-is able to do-the prayer-of the righteous-actuated, fully operating
Wycl: For the contynuel preyer of a iust man is myche worth.
Tynd: The prayer of a ryghteous man avayleth moche yf it be fervet.
Gen: for the prayer of a righteous man auaileth much, if it be feruent.
KJV: The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
ASV: The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
ESV: The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
DRP: The fully operating prayer of a righteous person is able to accomplish much.
We can see that the effectiveness of the prayer of the righteous person is conditional on something. It only works if it is "actuated, fully working."
Tyndale introduced the idea of fervency, "if it be fervent." I don't know where he got that from, since that is not in the Greek. The ASV and ESV say "as it is working," etc. This implies, correctly, that there is a possibility that one's prayer does not work. What makes prayer effectual, or "working"?
There are quite a few scriptures which tell us some things that cause our prayer not to work.
The Psalmist of Psalm 66 was a righteous man, but he knew that his prayers did not always work. In Psalm 66:18 he says "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me."
If the person praying is "doubting at all," the prayer is not effective, James 1:6
If the one praying has unconfessed sin, he is not in fellowship with God, and is in darkness, as it says in many scripture passages such as Psalm 66:18; and in the First Epistle of John.
A married man's prayers may be hindered if he is not treating his wife like it is layed out in 1 Peter 3:7.
Matthew 5:23,24 says "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." This does not mention prayer specifically, but I think it applies, as God is not interested in what you are bringing to him if you are not resolving what you brother has against you.
This is not a complete list, but are some examples of what might cause prayer to not be "fully operating."
https://bibletranslation.ws/ef....fectual-prayer-james
A pastor had 3 prophetic dreams. He recorded them in June 2020. https://youtu.be/6TdpMSMP9x4
Do not wait until the end of your life to repent of persistent sins. As the end of time nears, it is harder and harder to change.
"Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. He who is doing wrong, let him continue to do wrong, and the unclean continue to be unclean, and he who is doing good continue to do good, and the holy continue to be holy. Behold, I am coming soon, and the repayment from me along with me, to pay back to each one such as his work truly is.
Revelation 22:10-12
If you die first or Jesus comes back first, and your robes are not clean, you will not be allowed at the wedding feast. Do not wait!
"Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that access to the tree of life will be theirs, and to the gates, so they may go into the city. Outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators and murderers and idolaters and anyone who loves or does falsehood." Rev 22:14,15
Now when the king went in to observe the ones reclining, he saw there a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. And he says to him, 'Friend, how is it you have come in here without having wedding clothes?' And he was speechless.
Then the king said to his servants, 'Bind his feet and hands, and throw him outside, into the outer darkness; there, there will be keening, and gnashing of teeth.' For many are invited, but few are chosen." Matt. 22:11-14
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