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Greek grammar does not support moving the comma — nearly universal translation consensus

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 7) 00:34:13 – 00:36:15

Technical defense of the standard comma placement in Luke 23:43

Mike shows a Greek text of Luke 23:43 on screen and explains: (1) Greek has no punctuation marks; commas are supplied by translators. (2) The grammar must be interpreted from word forms and endings. (3) Nearly every major translation places "today" with the promise ("today you will be with me in paradise"), not with the declaration. The mortalist reading requires rearranging the natural Greek grammar flow without warrant.

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