human
the R.V. gives us
gpt
A similar change has been made in _v._ 7 of the next chapter, where
human
I was _appointed_ a preacher takes the place of
gpt
I am ordained a preacher, and in John xv. 16 where
human
I chose you and _appointed_ you has been substituted for
gpt
I have chosen you and _ordained_ you. [27] In these alterations the Revisers are only following the example set by the A.V. itself in other passages. In 2 Tim. i. 11, as in Luke x. 1, and 1 Thess. v. 9, both versions have
human
The alterations are manifest improvements. In the passage before us it is possible that the Greek has the special signification of
gpt
but it is by no means certain, and perhaps not even probable, that it does so. Therefore the more comprehensive and general translation,
human
is to be preferred. The wider rendering includes and covers the other; and this is a further advantage. To translate the Greek words used in these passages (τιθέναι, ποιεῖν, κ.τ.λ.) by such a very definite word as