Capitalising "His", "My", "He" etc

[Blien]

I think the captializations are awesome. It makes the Bible much more readable and to see who is talking about what. I use the NASB and they make all old testament quotations in the new testament to appear in all caps. Which is perfect. Because! Now I can understand the Bible much more clearly.

The thing is, because we can't read the original Greek and Hebrew theses kinds of tools are necessary to assist us in getting the full meaning. That's my personal take on it. And even more important to me is that we have a distinction for GOD. I wouldn't like to write his name as "his" or "god" as if He were something common. He ought to have some kind of distinction just as He is distinct and Sovereign!! So.. in essence it's an act of love when I do it to..

[~candice~]

I think the captializations are awesome. It makes the Bible much more readable and to see who is talking about what. I use the NASB and they make all old testament quotations in the new testament to appear in all caps. Which is perfect. Because! Now I can understand the Bible much more clearly.

The thing is, because we can't read the original Greek and Hebrew theses kinds of tools are necessary to assist us in getting the full meaning. That's my personal take on it. And even more important to me is that we have a distinction for GOD. I wouldn't like to write his name as "his" or "god" as if He were something common. He ought to have some kind of distinction just as He is distinct and Sovereign!! So.. in essence it's an act of love when I do it to..

Except where it is unclear. Then we are forcing the Word to say something.

[Guest]

... But I am talking about in the bible ....

If HE Is Capital In One's Heart

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 6:4-5

I Have No Doubt HE Will Be Capitalized In One's Mind

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Jeremiah 15:16

But Not Necessarily In One's Grammar

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

James 3:17

Be Blessed Beloved Daughter Of The KING

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:15

Love, Your Brother Joe

[other one]

I think the captializations are awesome. It makes the Bible much more readable and to see who is talking about what. I use the NASB and they make all old testament quotations in the new testament to appear in all caps. Which is perfect. Because! Now I can understand the Bible much more clearly.

The thing is, because we can't read the original Greek and Hebrew theses kinds of tools are necessary to assist us in getting the full meaning. That's my personal take on it. And even more important to me is that we have a distinction for GOD. I wouldn't like to write his name as "his" or "god" as if He were something common. He ought to have some kind of distinction just as He is distinct and Sovereign!! So.. in essence it's an act of love when I do it to..

Except where it is unclear. Then we are forcing the Word to say something.

Andy, for what it's worth I agree with you. It is not capitolized in the origional languages from what I understand and should not be in english.

[Rick-Parker]

I grew up with seeing personal pronouns for God being capitalized, so to me that's just the way it is to be done. But as Jade mentioned, it is a show of respect and reverence.

But it's not a rule or requirement. It's just something that's done.

But I am talking about in the bible, not in our own text.

Someone has decided which pronouns to capitalise, and I am not sure that it is our decision to make. Isn't the original greek and hebrew all in lower and upper case respectively?

Sounds like nitpicking, but it can change how people read the text...

The Bible is the Word of God as spoken by the Holy Spirit to the authors and inspired to the translators and thus it IS proper to capitalize all personal pronouns for God, Christ and the Holy Spirit as written in scripture; and with personal use as a sign of respect. IMO

[~candice~]

I grew up with seeing personal pronouns for God being capitalized, so to me that's just the way it is to be done. But as Jade mentioned, it is a show of respect and reverence.

But it's not a rule or requirement. It's just something that's done.

But I am talking about in the bible, not in our own text.

Someone has decided which pronouns to capitalise, and I am not sure that it is our decision to make. Isn't the original greek and hebrew all in lower and upper case respectively?

Sounds like nitpicking, but it can change how people read the text...

The Bible is the Word of God as spoken by the Holy Spirit to the authors and inspired to the translators and thus it IS proper to capitalize all personal pronouns for God, Christ and the Holy Spirit as written in scripture; and with personal use as a sign of respect. IMO

I still feel like I am not getting my point across.

It is propoer to capitalise personal pronouns for God, but how are we sure we get that right? In some Psalms it assumes the personage is God, even if others debate it. See what I mean?

[nebula]

Well, you either capitalize out of respect, and hope you get it right with those unclear ones, or you don't capitalize at all at the expense of offending people.

[nebula]

It is not capitolized in the origional languages from what I understand and should not be in english.

The trouble is Hebrew doesn't have capital and lower cased letters period. It's one of those grammar changes we have to make in the translating.

[Blien]

I think the captializations are awesome. It makes the Bible much more readable and to see who is talking about what. I use the NASB and they make all old testament quotations in the new testament to appear in all caps. Which is perfect. Because! Now I can understand the Bible much more clearly.

The thing is, because we can't read the original Greek and Hebrew theses kinds of tools are necessary to assist us in getting the full meaning. That's my personal take on it. And even more important to me is that we have a distinction for GOD. I wouldn't like to write his name as "his" or "god" as if He were something common. He ought to have some kind of distinction just as He is distinct and Sovereign!! So.. in essence it's an act of love when I do it to..

Except where it is unclear. Then we are forcing the Word to say something.

You referenced this verse.. Eze 37:24

Lets look at it from the Amplified Bible.. the reason I would use the Amplified Bible here is because the translators from that Bible have made special efforts to keep the full context of the original Hebrew/Greek. I've provided their statement below my answer to your question. Okay so lets take a look at the verse! Here is what it says..

Ezekiel 37:24 (Amplified Bible)

24And [a]David My Servant shall be King over them, and they all shall have one Shepherd. They shall also walk in My ordinances and heed My statutes and do them.

Footnotes:

1. Ezekiel 37:24 See footnote on Ezek. 34:23.

See the [a]? It's making a reference to a previous verse that was written. So when we go to the previous verse in chapter 34 this is what we see...

Ezekiel 34:23 (Amplified Bible)

23And I will raise up over them one Shepherd and He shall feed them, even My Servant [a]David; He shall feed them and He shall be their Shepherd.(A)

Footnotes:

1. Ezekiel 34:23 The name of David is here put simply, as well as in Ezek. 34:24; Ezek. 37:24, 25; Jer. 30:9; Hos. 3:5, instead of the more usual designations of the Messiah as the Son (Matt. 1:1), the Branch (Jer. 23:5), the Offspring of David (Rev. 22:16). But there can be no possible doubt as to the meaning.... David, as the head of the theocracy and the ancestor of our Lord according to the flesh, constantly appears in the Scriptures as a type of the Messiah, and there can be no reasonable doubt that the prophecy would have been so understood, even at the time it was uttered (Charles Ellicott, A Bible Commentary).

Hope this answers your question. Now why do I use the Amplified to clear things up if I'm unsure?

The Amplified Bible was the first Bible project of The Lockman Foundation. It attempts to take both word meaning and context into account in order to accurately translate the original text from one language into another. The Amplified Bible does this through the use of explanatory alternate readings and amplifications to assist the reader in understanding what Scripture really says. Multiple English word equivalents to each key Hebrew and Greek word clarify and amplify meanings that may otherwise have been concealed by the traditional translation method. The Amplified Bible present on the Bible Gateway matches the 1987 printing.

source: http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Amplified-Bible-AMP/

[wyguy]

acTullY, thE whoLe tHinG confUses Me aS weLL.